In 1863 – 64, he was appointed as one of three superintendents in charge of enlisting colored troops into the Union army, and in that capacity organized seven regiments.

With the great Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, and the defeat of the Copperheads in the Ohio election in the fall, Lincoln maintained a strong base of party support and was in a strong position to redefine the war effort, despite the New York City draft riots.

The Republicans ' counterargument that slavery was the mainstay of the enemy steadily gained support, with the Democrats crushed at the 1863 elections in Ohio when they tried to resurrect anti-black sentiment.

Representative John Quincy Adams had made a proposal in 1839, but there were no new proposals until December 14, 1863, when a bill to support an amendment to abolish slavery throughout the entire United States was introduced by Representative James Mitchell Ashley ( Republican, Ohio ).

Like Mansart's dome at Les Invalides ( which he had visited in 1838 ), Walter's dome is double, with a large oculus in the inner dome, through which is seen The Apotheosis of Washington painted on a shell suspended from the supporting ribs, which also support the visible exterior structure and the tholos that supports Freedom, a colossal statue that was added to the top of the dome in 1863.

With the support of Mexican conservatives and French troops, in 1863 Napoleon installed Maximilian I of Mexico, a Habsburg prince, as emperor.

Drafted but exempted from military service in July 1863, he wrote in support of the Union cause and hobnobbed with New England intellectuals.

French troops imposing imperial rule entered the city in 1863, with the republican forces moving capital of Michoacán to Uruapan while conservative families in Morelia pledged support for emperor Maximilian I, who then visited the city.

When Maximilian and Carlota ascended the throne of Mexico in 1863 with the support of the French troops of Napoleon III, the new monarchs invited the Iturbide family back to Mexico.

His military career and Alexander Ramsey's support assured Miller of a gubernatorial victory in 1863.

However, the two officers managed to turn around the poor morale of the army and greatly improved food, shelter, and medical support in the spring of 1863.

During the 1863 elections, Dickinson campaigned for several Republican candidates in New York, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and Connecticut, speaking eloquently and powerfully in support of the Radical Republicans ' anti-slavery platform and for the preservation of the Union.

During the January Uprising of 1863 in which he did not participate because of poor health, Matejko gave financial support and transported arms to the insurgents ' camp in Goszcza ).

Such was his success that the Scottish railway companies withdrew their support between 1862 and 1863 to try the excursion business for themselves.

During the political events of 1863 in Greece, following the revolution which led to the eviction of Otto and the enthronement of George I, Vikelas led fundraising efforts in support of the provisional government.

Harlan served in the Western theater until the death of his father James in February 1863, whereupon Harlan resigned his commission as colonel and returned to Frankfort in order to support his family.

Baron Wolf Adolf August von Lüttichau ( 1786 – 1863 ), General Director of the Dresden Opera House since 1824With the support of Meyerbeer, a staging of Rienzi was arranged in Dresden ; Meyerbeer wrote to the Director of the Opera in Dresden, Baron von Lüttichau, that he found the opera " rich in fantasy and of great dramatic effect ".

His advocacy of a continuance of the Union with Great Britain, and his appointment as Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1860 and Attorney-General for Ireland in the following year, lost him the support of the Nationalist party, but he was returned to Parliament as Liberal Member of Parliament for Tralee in 1863.

Though Du Pont believed that Charleston could not be taken without significant land troop support, he nevertheless attacked with nine ironclads on April 7, 1863.

During his second term as president ( 1861 – 1863 ), Mosquera enacted a number of decrees aimed to control the power of Catholic Church, selling a lot of its properties-to impulse the economy giving them to the poor Colombian people -, and banning Jesuits from the country for their open support for the Conservative faction.

The attack on August 21, 1863, targeted Lawrence due to the town's long support of abolition and its reputation as a center for Jayhawkers and Redlegs, which were free-state militia and vigilante groups known for attacking and destroying farms and plantations in Missouri's pro-slavery western counties.

Canister played a key role in dispersing the troops assigned to support Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 ( see Field Artillery in the American Civil War for more information ).

On July 1, 1863, his division moved in support of Maj. Gen. Henry Heth's division down the Chambersburg Pike towards Gettysburg.

While Foster was commander of the Department of North Carolina, in 1863 he appointed Horace James, a Congregational chaplain, as " Superintendent of Negro Affairs for the North Carolina District ", encouraging him to support the former slaves in becoming educated, growing their own food, and working.

The young King George I of Greece visited Russia in 1863 to thank Olga's uncle Tsar Alexander II for his support during George's election to the throne of Greece.

* 1863 – Alexander Golovin, Russian painter ( d. 1930 )

* 1863 – 1867 Alexander Dallas Bache

In 1863, Tsar Alexander II of Russia purchased the building and began restoration, but the work was never finished.

Appointed in 1868, Price had already recommended to the university that the Press needed an efficient executive officer to exercise " vigilant superintendence " of the business, including its dealings with Alexander Macmillan, who became the publisher for Oxford's printing in 1863 and in 1866 helped Price to create the Clarendon Press series of cheap, elementary schoolbooks – perhaps the first time that Oxford used the Clarendon imprint.

After Tsar Alexander II put down the 1863 January Uprising in Poland, French Emperor Napoleon III asked the United States to " join in a protest to the Tsar.

Owned by Alexander M. Searcy and Dr. J. S. Moore, the manufactory assembled some 100 rifles for the Rebel forces in 1862 – 1863.

Samuel Andrew Jackson Cockayne married Hannah Jane Alexander ( 1840 – 1917 ) in 1863.

The other members of The Five also became interested in writing opera, a genre Balakirev did not consider highly, after the success of Alexander Serov's opera Judith in 1863, and gravitated toward Alexander Dargomyzhsky as a mentor in this field.

The city of Grand Prairie was first established as Dechman by Alexander McRae Dechman in 1863.

* Alexander William Kinglake ( 1863 – 87 ).

The diet was next assembled by Tsar Alexander II in 1863, due to the need to modernize the laws.

He served as Governor from July 10, 1863 to January 11, 1864 after serving as the third Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota when Governor Alexander Ramsey resigned to enter the United States Congress.

While the rest of Longstreet's corps was located around Suffolk, Virginia, Alexander accompanied Stonewall Jackson on his flanking march at the Battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863, and his artillery placements in Hazel Grove at Chancellorsville proved decisive.

Alexander accompanied the First Corps to northern Georgia in the fall of 1863 to reinforce Gen. Braxton Bragg for the Battle of Chickamauga.

* Judith ( Serov ), an 1863 opera by Alexander Serov

* January 7-John Alexander Mathieson, jurist, politician and Premier of Prince Edward Island ( b. 1863 )

Richard Alexander Fullerton Penrose, Jr., better known throughout his career as R. A. F. Penrose, Jr., ( December 17, 1863 – July 31, 1931 ) was an American mining geologist and entrepreneur.

* Alexander Mackay, 8th Lord Reay ( 1775 – 1863 )

* Alexander, b & d 1853 ; Ellen Day, 1854 – 1939 ; Arthur, 1859 – 1939 ; Charles Alexander, 1861 – 1867 ; Edward Everett, Jr., 1863 – 1932 ; Philip Leslie, 1865 – 1931 ; Herbert Dudley, 1866 – 1908 ; Henry Kidder, 1868 – 1876 ; Robert Beverly, 1869-1895.

Not until June 1863, after the Crimean War had taken place, did Alexander II call the Estates again.

John Alexander Mathieson ( May 19, 1863 – January 7, 1947 ) was a Prince Edward Island politician and jurist, the 12th Premier.