Birthdays
Joseph Dysart
Turns 43 on this date
Benjamin Henry Grierson
Turns 37 on this date
Alexander Hayes
Turns 44 on this date
William Kellogg
Turns 49 on this date
James Bennett McCreary
Turns 25 on this date
Frederick William Seward
Turns 33 on this date
Alfred Christopher Stone
Turns 32 on this date
David Battle Turpie
Turns 35 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | In Louisiana, the Siege of Port Hudson continues |
06/15/1863 to 07/08/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Union forces pursue Lee's into Maryland and Stuart's covering Confederates clash with Union cavalry |
07/08/1863 to 07/09/1863 |
| Business/Industry | With the Mississippi River open again to traffic, the steamboat Imperial departs St Louis for New Orleans | 07/08/1863 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Raleigh (NC) Register, “The News,” July 8, 1863 | 07/08/1863 |