Timeline November 1863

Events in November 1863 3

• 1808 – 1863 Frederick VII of Denmark (1808-1863) Died 15 November 1863, aged 55 Frederick VII was King of Denmark from 1848 and signed the constitution establishing a constitutional monarchy. His death without an heir triggered a succession crisis over the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein that led directly to the Second Schleswig War.
• 1863 Gettysburg Address delivered Lincoln's speech redefines the war's purpose President Abraham Lincoln delivered a brief address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on 19 November 1863. The short speech redefined the Civil War as a struggle for human equality and became one of the most quoted speeches in American history.
• 1863 Battles for Chattanooga Union breaks Confederate siege in Tennessee Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate troops at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge near Chattanooga, Tennessee, between 23 and 25 November 1863. The victory secured the city as a base for the Union's subsequent invasion of Georgia.