Crime/Disasters |
At Nicholasville, Kentucky, a railroad locomotive explodes and kills six Union soldiers |
06/06/1863 |
Crime/Disasters |
In Chicago, a fire at a railroad yard destroys an engine house and damages locomotives |
06/06/1863 |
US/the World |
In Copenhagen, Prince William of Denmark formally accepts the throne of Greece |
06/06/1863 |
Crime/Disasters |
In Kansas, Confederate guerrillas attack and burn Shawneetown for the second time |
06/06/1863 |
Battles/Soldiers |
In Louisiana, the Siege of Port Hudson continues |
05/28/1863 to 06/13/1863 |
Battles/Soldiers |
In Mississippi, the Siege of Vicksburg continues |
05/26/1863 to 07/03/1863 |
Battles/Soldiers |
On the Mississippi, captain and crew of Confederate steamboat defect to the Union |
06/06/1863 |
Religion/Philosophy |
The annual national convention of the North American associations of the Y.M.C.A meets in Chicago |
06/04/1863 to 06/06/1863 |
Education/Culture |
The first public national billiards championship is held in New York City's Irving Hall |
06/01/1863 to 06/11/1863 |