Piotr Maszynski, composer

Birth

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, economist/lecturer/author/feminist

Birth

William Wallace, composer

Birth

Colonal Jackson receives his commission as brigadier general

Event

Pony Express arrives in SF with overland letters from NY

Event

Martinsburg, VA - Confederate forces pull out before US advance

Event

Peter Jackson, heavyweight boxer (hall of famer)

Birth

Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer

Birth

William Barksdale, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 40

Death

Richard Brooke Garnett, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 45

Death

Little Crow, [Ta-oya-te-duta], Santee Sioux indian chief, dies

Death

Lewis Addison Armistead, Conf brig-gen Gettysburg/dies in battle at 46

Death

Alonzo Hersford Cushing, US Union lt, dies in battle at about 22

Death

Samuel Kosciuzko Zook, US Union general-major, dies in battle at 40

Death

Battle of Gettysburg Pa ends, major victory for North

Event

Battle of Donaldsonville, LA

Event

Harpers Ferry, WV - Federals evacuate in face of Early's advance

Event

Battle of Chattahoochie River, GA [until Jul 9]

Event

Richard B Bennett, (C) 11th Canadian PM (1930-35)

Birth

Jesse James robs bank in Corydon, Iowa ($45,000)

Event

Vicente Arregui Garay, composer

Birth

Habib Ullah Chan, emir of Afghanistam (1901-19)

Birth

Josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer, dies at 57

Death

Apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader

Birth

Ernst F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon

Birth