Birthdays
William Montague Browne
Turns 36 on this date
Alfred Pleasonton
Turns 39 on this date
Daniel F. Rohrer
Turns 31 on this date
Robert Teackle Savage
Turns 29 on this date
James Murrell Shackelford
Turns 36 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | In Louisiana, the Siege of Port Hudson continues |
06/15/1863 to 07/08/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | The retreating Army of Virginia reaches the Potomac and finds it flooded and impassable |
07/06/1863 to 07/07/1863 |
Documents
| Speech | Abraham Lincoln, Response to a Serenade, July 7, 1863 | 07/07/1863 |
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Tribune, “A Great Peril Escaped,” July 7, 1863 | 07/07/1863 |
| Book | Recollection by Edward Warren, Warren Brothers at Gettysburg, July 7, 1863 | 07/07/1863 |