1865

1865 — Korea: 복궁 중건 / China: 李鸿章立江南制造局 / United States: Ku Klux Klan founded

20 events. The text is the source chronology verbatim; the terms are in Sources & licenses. The grey lines above and below are the surrounding 2 years.

KoreaJoseon 1392–1897ChinaQing dynasty 1636–1912JapanEdo period 1603–1868United StatesUnited States 1776–
  • 복궁 중건KO
  • 1863Gojong of Korea, accession
  • 1863조선 고종 즉위하고, 흥선대원군 집권
  • 1864동학의 교조 최제우 처형됨
  • 1866General Sherman incident
  • 1866병인박해, ,병인사옥·병인양요, 제너럴 셔먼호 사건 일어남
  • 186611 October – 22 November. The French conduct a punitive campaign in Korea, but eventually retreat without concessions from the Korean government.
  • 李鸿章立江南制造局。ZH
  • 1863Suzhou massacre
  • 1863石达开被杀。
  • 1863Restrictions on banner occupations are officially lifted to no effect
  • 1864Third Battle of Nanjing
  • 1864Treaty of Tarbagatai
  • 1864May — The Ever Victorious Army of the Qing dynasty was disbanded.
  • 1864洪秀全病逝。天京被湘軍攻破,湘军进行屠城。
  • 1866左宗棠设福州船政局。
  • No events recorded for this year
  • 1863August — Bombardment of Kagoshima
  • 1863Tenchūgumi incident
  • 1863Battle of Shimonoseki Straits
  • 1863월 18일의 정변
  • 1863March — Order to expel barbarians
  • 1864Kinmon incident
  • 1864Ikedaya incident
  • 1864Mito Rebellion
  • 1864第一次長州征討
  • 1864May — The Mito Rebellion starts in Mito Domain and continues until January 1865.
  • 1866Second Chōshū expedition
  • 1866Tokugawa Yoshinobu, accession
  • 1866第二次長州征討
  • 1867February — Emperor Meiji ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne. This marked the start of the Meiji Period.
  • 1867近江屋事件。大政奉還・王政復古により江戸幕府が実質的に滅亡。
  • 1867아부라코지 사건
  • 1867January — Emperor Kōmei died at the age of 35. It's generally believed due to the smallpox epidemic. This marked the end of the Edo period.
  • Ku Klux Klan founded
  • Battle of Appomattox Court House
  • Battle of Five Forks
  • Battle of Palmito Ranch
  • Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia
  • Battle of Fort Stedman
  • Battle of Appomattox Station
  • Battle of Monroe's Crossroads
  • Robert E. Lee made commander-in-chief of all Confederate forces
  • Battle of Natural Bridge
  • Battle of Wyse Fork
  • Battle of Averasborough
  • Freedmen's Bureau
  • April 15, 1865 – President Lincoln assassinated; Vice President Johnson becomes the 17th president
  • Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House
  • Slavery abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment.
  • March 4, 1865 – President Lincoln begins second term; Johnson becomes the 16th vice president
  • Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital, captured by a corps of black Union troops
  • 1863Battle of Gettysburg
  • 1863Pro-Union Virginia counties become separate state of West Virginia
  • 1863New York City draft riots
  • 1863Siege of Vicksburg
  • 1863Siege of Port Hudson
  • 1863Battle of Mine Run
  • 1863Battle of Williamsport
  • 1863Battle of Gettysburg, first day
  • 1863First Battle of Auburn
  • 1863Battle of Carlisle
  • 1863Second Battle of Sabine Pass
  • 1863Battle of Boonsboro
  • 1863Battle of Manassas Gap
  • 1863Battle of Hoover's Gap
  • 1863Lincoln announces the 10% Plan
  • 1864Nevada becomes a state
  • 1864Sherman's March to the Sea
  • 1864Sand Creek massacre
  • 1864Gen. Ulysses S. Grant put in command of all Union forces
  • 1864Battle of Franklin
  • 1864Battle of Yellow Tavern
  • 1864Third Battle of Winchester
  • 1864Battle of Old Church
  • 1864Battle of Totopotomoy Creek
  • 1864Battle of Haw's Shop
  • 1864Battle of Adairsville
  • 1864Battle of Port Walthall Junction
  • 1864U.S. presidential election, 1864; Abraham Lincoln is reelected president and Andrew Johnson elected vice president on the "fusion" Union Party ticket.
  • 1864Battle of Gainesville
  • 1864Battle of Elkin's Ferry
  • 1864Wade–Davis Bill
  • 1866Red Cloud's War
  • 1866Fetterman Fight
  • 1866Civil Rights Act of 1866
  • 1866New Orleans Massacre of 1866
  • 1866Tennessee becomes the first Confederate state readmitted to the union
  • 1867Alaska Purchase
  • 1867Territory of Alaska purchased from the Russian Empire
  • 1867Nebraska becomes a state
  • 18671867 Manhattan, Kansas, earthquake
  • 1867Hayfield Fight
  • 18671867 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
  • 1867The US Annexes the Midway Islands in the Pacific
  • 1867Tenure of Office Act enacted
  • 1867Congress passes a series of Reconstruction acts and the period of Radical Reconstruction begins