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| Abdication Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von |  |
| 21st Sep Berlin Persuades William not to abdicate& ends the Constitutional Crisis |
| 21st Sep Berlin Promises to manage Parliament & put through reforms in defiance of Parliament |
| Abdication Kanaris, Constantine |  |
| Helps bloodless revolution that deposes Otto of Greece & puts George I on the throne |
| Abdication Otho | |
| Bavaria Deposed by the revolutionary Government |
| Albert Memorial Scott, Gilbert |  |
| London Designs the Albert Memorial |
| Ambassador Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Paris Appointed Ambassador to France |
| Ambassador Brunnow, Philip |  |
| London Appointed Ambassador to Britain |
| Battle of Antietam Burnside, Ambrose |  |
| 17th Sep Antietam Unionist General at the battle of Antietam |
| Battle of Antietam Lee, Robert Edward | |
| 17th Sep Antietam A tactical stalemate but strategically very important for the Unionists |
| 17th Sep Antietam Robert Lee's plan to convert Maryland to the Confederate cause is defeated |
| 17th Sep Antietam The battle paves the way for Lincoln's Proclamation of Emancipation |
| 17th Sep Antietam The Confederates lose 2,700 dead & 9,000 wounded |
| Battle of Antietam Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 17th Sep Antietam The Battle paves the way for Lincoln's Proclamation of Emancipation |
| 17th Sep Antietam Victory persuades the British not to recognize the Confederacy |
| Battle of Antietam McClelland, George | |
| 17th Sep Antietam Robert Lee's plan to convert Maryland to the Confederate cause is defeated |
| Battle of Antietam McClellan, George Brinton | |
| 17th Sep Antietam Blocks the Confederates under General Lee on Maryland & Washington DC |
| 17th Sep Antietam The Unionists lose 2,100 dead & 9,500 wounded |
| Battle of Antietam Sumner, Charles | |
| 17th Sep Antietam Unionist General at the battle of Antietam |
| Battle of Bull Run, 2nd Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Boston Distinguishes himself in charge of the entire Confederate cavalry |
| Battle of Chance'ville Jackson, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" | |
| 2nd May Chance'ville Helps defeat Unionists under General Hooker |
| 2nd May Chance'ville Killed at the battle of Chancellorsville by one of his own soldiers in the confusion |
| Battle of Fort Donelson Grant, Hiram Ulysses | |
| Fort Donelson Captures Fort Donelson for the Union |
| Battle of Fort Henry Foote, Andrew | |
| Fort Henry Captures Fort Henry for the Union |
| Battle of Fredericksburg Burnside, Ambrose Everett | |
| 13th Dec Fredericksburg Fails to capture Fredericksburg |
| 13th Dec Fredericksburg Leads the Northern army of 113,000 defended by Jackson with 75,000 |
| Battle of Fredericksburg Jackson, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" | |
| 13th Dec Fredericksburg Burns ide leads a Northern army of 113,000 but fails to capture Fredericksburg |
| 13th Dec Fredericksburg Fredericksburg is defended by Jackson with a southern army of 75,000 |
| Battle of Fredericksburg Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| 13th Dec Fredericksburg Supports Jackson at Fredericksburg |
| Battle of Manassas, 2nd Lee, Robert Edward | |
| 30th Aug Manassas Union forces from Washington are stopped from reaching Richmond |
| Battle of New Orleans Farragut, David | |
| New Orleans New Orleans surrenders to Union forces led by David Farragut |
| Battle of Puebla Latrille, Charles |  |
| Puebla General Charles Latrille had expected an easy march to Mexico city but is defeated |
| Puebla General Zaragoza defeats the French |
| Battle of Puebla Zaragoza, Ignacio | |
| Puebla Defeats the French, General Charles latrille had expected an easy march to Mexico city |
| Battle of Seven Day's Battle Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Richmond Fights in the Battle of Seven Days |
| Battle of Seven Days Lee, Robert Edward | |
| Richmond Defends Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital against General McClelland |
| Richmond Drives away more than 105,000 Union troops from Richmond |
| Battle of Shiloh Grant, Hiram Ulysses | |
| 7th April Shiloh Grant defeats Confederate troops led by Johnston who is killed |
| Battle of Shiloh Lee, Robert Edward | |
| 6th April Shiloh An indecisive battle |
| Battle of Tzeki Ward, Frederick Townsend |  |
| 20th Aug Tzeki The Chinese merchant's army of liberation under Ward wins 11 victories in 4 months |
| 20th Aug Tzeki Ward is mortally wounded |
| Battle of Vicksburg, 1st Lee, Robert Edward | |
| Vicksburg Lee fails to capture Vicksburg |
| Birth Henry | |
| Berlin Birth of Henry, 3rd child of Emperor Frederick & Victoria |
| Birth Kahr, Gustav Ritter von | |
| 29th Nov Wesenburg Birth of Gustav Ritter von Kahr |
| Birth Grey, Edward | |
| Birth of Edward Grey |
| Birth Botha, Louis |  |
| Greytown Africa Birth of Louis Botha, Natal |
| Budget Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 21st Sep Berlin Saves the King from the Liberals in the House of Deputies over army expansion |
| 30th Sep Berlin Asks the Landtag to increase the Army Budget |
| 30th Sep Berlin Says great issues of the day will be decided by "iron & blood" |
| Burial Bahadur Shah II |  |
| Yangon the burial place is currently known as Bahadur Shah Zafar Dargah |
| Campaign Peninsular Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Gains valuable information about Union deployments for General Lee |
| Leads a cavalry division around the Union Army |
| Capture of Fort Donelson Grant, Hiram Ulysses | |
| Fort Donelson Captures Fort Donelson for the Union |
| Capture of Fort Henry Foote, Andrew | |
| Fort Henry Captures Fort Henry for the Union |
| Commander Gordon, Charles George Hamilton | |
| Tientsin Appointed Commander of the Royal Engineers |
| Commander Lee, Robert Edward | |
| Virginia Appointed Commander of the army of North Virginia |
| Virginia Leads the army of Northern Virginia |
| Composition Berlioz, Hector |  |
| Composition of, "Beatrice et Benedict" |
| Coup d'Etat Kanaris, Constantine | |
| Helps bloodless revolution that deposes Otto of Greece & puts George I on the throne |
| Death Bahadur Shah II | |
| 7th Nov Death of Bahadur Shah II, in exile |
| Death Abdulmecid I |  |
| Death of Abdulmecid I at the age of 39, because of tuberculosis |
| Death Jackson, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" | |
| 2nd May Chance'ville Killed at the battle of Chancellorsville by one of his own soldiers in the confusion |
| Declaration of Emancipation Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 1st Jan Washington Signed by Lincoln proclaiming the freedom of slaves |
| Diplomacy Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Meets Disraeli & plays the role of a future Premier |
| Berlin Meets Napolean who sounds Bismarck out on a possible Alliance betwen Germany & France |
| Berlin Outlines his general policy for the next 10 years for army reform & German unification |
| Discovery of Hydrogen Angstrom, Anders Jonas |  |
| Discovers hydrogen in the solar atmosphere |
| Election Garfield, James Abram | |
| 19th Sep Elected to the United States House of Representatives |
| Government Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 21st Sep Promises to form a Government & put through reforms in defiance of Parliament |
| Invasion of Cochin China Cervera y Topete |  |
| Serves in an expedition to Cochin China, southern Indochina |
| Major Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Appointed Major-General |
| Medal Gordon, Charles George Hamilton | |
| London Awarded the British War Medal |
| Minister of Defense Milyutin, Dmitri | |
| Appointed Minister of Defense |
| Minister of Justice Koumoundouros, Alexandros | |
| Appointed Minister of Justice |
| Minister of Marine Roon | |
| Appointed Minister of Marine |
| Minister President Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 21st Sep Appointed Minister President of Prussia |
| Naval Attache Cervera y Topete | |
| Washington Appointedaval Attache to Washington |
| Patent Gatling, Richard Jordan | |
| Patents the gatling gun |
| Proclamation of Emancipation Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 1st Jan Washington The "Proclamation of Emancipation" is signed by Lincoln |
| Publication Cladel, Leon-Alpinien | |
| Publication of, "Les Martyrs Ridicules" |
| Publication Fabre, Ferdinand | |
| Publication of, "Le Courbezon" |
| Publication Hugo, Victor | |
| Publication of, "Les Miserables" |
| Publication Browning, Elizabeth Barrett | |
| Publication of, "Last Poems", published posthumously |
| Publication Rossetti, Chistina | |
| Publication of, "Goblin Market & Other Poems" |
| Publication Waugh, Edwin | |
| Publication of, "Tufts of Heather" |
| Publication Bjornson, Sveinn |  |
| Publication of, "Sigurd Slembre" |
| Publication Turgenev, Ivan Sergeyevich | |
| Publication of, "Otsy i deti" |
| Rebellion Gordon, Charles George Hamilton | |
| Storms towns occupied by the T'ai P'ing rebels |
| Rebellion Almonte, Juan Nepomuceno | |
| Accompanies a French expedition to Mexico in opposition to President Juarez |
| Mexico Accompanies a French expedition to Mexico in opposition to President Juarez |
| Accompanies a French expedition to Mexico in opposition to President Juarez |
| Reform Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 19th Sep Berlin The Landtag refuses to carry out reforms of the Army |
| Rule of Ho Chi Minh City Tu Duc |  |
| Ho Chi Minh Cty Ho Chi Minh City is ceded to the French by Tu Duc |
| Siege of Chambersburg Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Chambersburg Raids as far as Chambers burg, Pennsylvania, & captues 1,200 mounts |
| Siege of New Orleans Farragut, David | |
| New Orleans New Orleans surrenders to Union forces led by David Farragut |
| Siege of Richmond Lee, Robert Edward | |
| Richmond Defends Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital against General McClelland |
| Siege of Rome Garibaldi, Guisseppe |  |
| Rome Lands in southern Italy with an army to take over the papal states |
| Siege of Vicksburg Grant, Hiram Ulysses | |
| Vicksburg 1st Unionist attempt to capture Vicksburg fails |
| Succession Victoria | |
| Athens Vivctoria's 2nd son Alfred is elected King of Greece but refuses the throne |
| Succession Kanaris, Constantine | |
| Helps bloodless revolution that deposes Otto of Greece & puts George I on the throne |
| Telegram Roon Roon | |
| 17th Sep Berlin Sends a telegram to Bismarck to solve the Constitutional Crisis in Prussia |
| Unification Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 1st Jan Washington Says "the old south must be destroyed and replaced by new propositions & ideas" |
| Viceroy Bruce, James | |
| London Appointed Viceroy of India, 1st Viceroy to be employed directly by the crown |
