Birthdays
Isaac Cook
Turns 50 on this date
David G. Eshleman
Turns 47 on this date
Reuben Eaton Fenton
Turns 44 on this date
Stephen Foster
Turns 37 on this date
Daniel Chevilette Govan
Turns 34 on this date
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Turns 59 on this date
George Latimer
Turns 44 on this date
William Porcher Miles
Turns 41 on this date
James Johnston Pettigrew
Turns 35 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | After forty-seven days of intense siege, Vicksburg surrenders to Grant's Army of the Tennessee | 07/04/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | At the port town of Helena, Arkansas, defenders inflict heavy losses on a Confederate assault | 07/04/1863 |
| Settlers/Immigrants | In Idaho, the future territorial and state capital city of Boise is founded | 07/04/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In Louisiana, the Siege of Port Hudson continues |
06/15/1863 to 07/08/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In torrential rain, the Army of Northern Virginia begins its retreat from Pennsylvania | 07/04/1863 |
| Personal | Jennie Wade, killed the morning before, is buried in a temporary grave in Gettysburg | 07/04/1863 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Mission of Confederate Vice-President Stephens seeks negotiations on prisoners | 07/04/1863 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “The Campaign in Pennsylvania,” July 4, 1863 | 07/04/1863 |
| Newspaper | Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, “The Rebels at Carlisle,” July 4, 1863 | 07/04/1863 |
| Book | Recollection by Ulysses S. Grant, Siege of Vicksburg, May – July 4, 1863 |
05/25/1863 to 07/04/1863 |
| Book | Recollection by William T. Sherman, Siege of Vicksburg Ends, July 4, 1863 | 07/04/1863 |
| Book | Recollection in 1864 of the Shelling of Carlisle, July 1, 1863 by George Wood Wingate |
07/01/1863 to 07/04/1863 |