Events

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Type	Date Span	Title
Campaigns/Elections	Fri, June 22, 1866	Maine Republicans nominate Little Round Top hero Joshua Chamberlain for state governor.
Battles/Soldiers	Sun, June 24, 1866	At the Battle of Custoza, near Verona, Austrian troops halt the Italian invasion of Venetia.
Crime/Disasters	Sun, June 24, 1866	In Charleston, South Carolina, whites and blacks clash on the streets
Battles/Soldiers	Mon, June 25, 1866 - Tue, June 26, 1866	In China, U.S. Navy forces land to arrest bandits harassing American interests.
US/the World	Mon, June 25, 1866	The United States and several European powers sign a joint trade agreement with Japan.
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, June 25, 1866	In Hartford, the Connecticut Legislature votes to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.
Battles/Soldiers	Wed, June 27, 1866	In central Germany, Hanover's army defeats Prussian forces at the Battle of Langensalza
Campaigns/Elections	Thu, June 28, 1866	"Conservative Republicans" of Iowa meet in convention in Des Moines.
Campaigns/Elections	Fri, June 29, 1866	Vermont Democrats meet to nominate candidates for the fall elections.
Battles/Soldiers	Fri, June 29, 1866	In Germany, King George V of Hanover surrenders his kingdom to Prussia.
Battles/Soldiers	Sat, June 30, 1866	The War Department reports over a million Union dead re-interred in forty-one national cemeteries.
Lawmaking/Litigating	Sat, June 30, 1866	In Washington, government figures state that the U.S. national debt is approaching three billion dollars
Battles/Soldiers	Sat, June 30, 1866	Released figures indicate that almost 127,000 people are collecting military pensions in the United States.
Battles/Soldiers	Sat, June 30, 1866	War Department figures indicate only 23,294 thousand volunteers remain from its vast Civil War army.
Personal	Sun, July 1, 1866	Senator James Henry Lane shoots himself in the head near Leavenworth, Kansas.
Battles/Soldiers	Tue, July 3, 1866	The Prussians win the decisive victory of the Prussia-Austria War at the Battle of Königgrätz/Sadowa.
Crime/Disasters	Wed, July 4, 1866 - Thu, July 5, 1866	A massive fire destroys much of Portland, Maine, leaving 10,000 homeless but killing only two.
US/the World	Fri, July 6, 1866	Britain and the African Kingdom of Madagascar conclude a treaty of friendship and cooperation.
US/the World	Fri, July 6, 1866	In Britain, the long-serving Liberal Government of Earl Russell resigns.
Lawmaking/Litigating	Fri, July 6, 1866	In Concord, the New Hampshire Legislature votes to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.
Science/Technology	Sat, July 7, 1866	The eastern end of the new Atlantic Cable is delivered to Valencia in Ireland.
Campaigns/Elections	Sun, July 8, 1866	Louisiana radicals order the reconvoking of the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1864.
Business/Industry	Mon, July 9, 1866	Scaled down miniature sailing ship departs New York for a remarkable Atlantic crossing.
Crime/Disasters	Tue, July 10, 1866	In the English Channel, a British warship and a civilian steamship collide and are both sunk.
Personal	Wed, July 11, 1866	Kansas Senator James Henry Lane dies from his self-inflicted wounds.
Lawmaking/Litigating	Wed, July 11, 1866	Postmaster-General William Dennison resigns from the Johnson Cabinet over policy differences.
Campaigns/Elections	Wed, July 11, 1866	The Democratic Party of Iowa meets in convention at Des Moines.
Lawmaking/Litigating	Wed, July 11, 1866	In Nashville, the Tennessee state senate votes fifteen to six to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.
Lawmaking/Litigating	Wed, July 11, 1866	In Nashville, the Tennessee state house votes to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.
Crime/Disasters	Thu, July 12, 1866	In Ohio, a late night fire destroys the Cincinnati Academy of Music.