1866

1866 — Korea: General Sherman incident / China: 左宗棠设福州船政局 / Japan: Second Chōshū expedition / United States: Red Cloud's War

12 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 1392–1897	ChinaQing dynasty 1636–1912	JapanEdo period 1603–1868	United StatesUnited States 1776–
General Sherman incident 병인박해, ,병인사옥·병인양요, 제너럴 셔먼호 사건 일어남KO 11 October – 22 November. The French conduct a punitive campaign in Korea, but eventually retreat without concessions from the Korean government. 1864동학의 교조 최제우 처형됨 1865복궁 중건 1868오페르트 도굴 사건이 일어남	左宗棠设福州船政局。ZH 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。 1865李鸿章立江南制造局。 1868Yangzhou riot 1868Nian Rebellion	Second Chōshū expedition Tokugawa Yoshinobu, accession 第二次長州征討JA 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. 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. 1868Boshin War 1868Battle of Toba–Fushimi 1868Battle of Ueno 1868Battle of Awa 1868Battle of Aizu 1868Battle of Hakodate 1868Battle of Utsunomiya Castle 1868Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma 1868Battle of Hokuetsu 1868Battle of Bonari Pass 1868Battle of Noheji 1868Battle of Hatchōoki 1868江戸開城（江戸城無血開城） 1868이치카와·후나바시 전쟁 1868January — Meiji Restoration restored practical abilities and the political system under Emperor Meiji. This ended the Tokugawa Shogunate. 1868秋田戦争	Red Cloud's War Fetterman Fight Civil Rights Act of 1866 New Orleans Massacre of 1866 Tennessee becomes the first Confederate state readmitted to the union 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 1865Ku Klux Klan founded 1865Battle of Appomattox Court House 1865Battle of Five Forks 1865Battle of Palmito Ranch 1865Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia 1865Battle of Fort Stedman 1865Battle of Appomattox Station 1865Battle of Monroe's Crossroads 1865Robert E. Lee made commander-in-chief of all Confederate forces 1865Battle of Natural Bridge 1865Battle of Wyse Fork 1865Battle of Averasborough 1865Freedmen's Bureau 1865April 15, 1865 – President Lincoln assassinated; Vice President Johnson becomes the 17th president 1865Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House 1865Slavery abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment. 1865March 4, 1865 – President Lincoln begins second term; Johnson becomes the 16th vice president 1865Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital, captured by a corps of black Union troops 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 1868Battle of the Washita River 1868Grito de Lares 18681868 Hawaii earthquake 1868Arkansas, Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama are admitted back into the union. 1868Ulysses S. Grant is elected president and Schuyler Colfax is elected vice president. 1868Battle of Beecher Island 1868Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, acquitted by the Senate by one vote. 1868Battle of El Pepino 1868Camilla massacre 1868March 4, 1869 – Grant becomes the 18th president and Colfax becomes the 17th vice president. 1868The Copperheads are dissolved. 1868Fourteenth Amendment is ratified; second of Reconstruction Amendments. 1868Boss Tweed gained control of Tammany Hall.

KoreaJoseon 1392–1897

ChinaQing dynasty 1636–1912

JapanEdo period 1603–1868

United StatesUnited States 1776–

General Sherman incident
병인박해, ,병인사옥·병인양요, 제너럴 셔먼호 사건 일어남KO
11 October – 22 November. The French conduct a punitive campaign in Korea, but eventually retreat without concessions from the Korean government.

1864동학의 교조 최제우 처형됨
1865복궁 중건
1868오페르트 도굴 사건이 일어남

左宗棠设福州船政局。ZH

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。
1865李鸿章立江南制造局。
1868Yangzhou riot
1868Nian Rebellion

Second Chōshū expedition
Tokugawa Yoshinobu, accession
第二次長州征討JA

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.
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.
1868Boshin War
1868Battle of Toba–Fushimi
1868Battle of Ueno
1868Battle of Awa
1868Battle of Aizu
1868Battle of Hakodate
1868Battle of Utsunomiya Castle
1868Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma
1868Battle of Hokuetsu
1868Battle of Bonari Pass
1868Battle of Noheji
1868Battle of Hatchōoki
1868江戸開城（江戸城無血開城）
1868이치카와·후나바시 전쟁
1868January — Meiji Restoration restored practical abilities and the political system under Emperor Meiji. This ended the Tokugawa Shogunate.
1868秋田戦争

Red Cloud's War
Fetterman Fight
Civil Rights Act of 1866
New Orleans Massacre of 1866
Tennessee becomes the first Confederate state readmitted to the union

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
1865Ku Klux Klan founded
1865Battle of Appomattox Court House
1865Battle of Five Forks
1865Battle of Palmito Ranch
1865Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia
1865Battle of Fort Stedman
1865Battle of Appomattox Station
1865Battle of Monroe's Crossroads
1865Robert E. Lee made commander-in-chief of all Confederate forces
1865Battle of Natural Bridge
1865Battle of Wyse Fork
1865Battle of Averasborough
1865Freedmen's Bureau
1865April 15, 1865 – President Lincoln assassinated; Vice President Johnson becomes the 17th president
1865Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House
1865Slavery abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment.
1865March 4, 1865 – President Lincoln begins second term; Johnson becomes the 16th vice president
1865Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital, captured by a corps of black Union troops
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
1868Battle of the Washita River
1868Grito de Lares
18681868 Hawaii earthquake
1868Arkansas, Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama are admitted back into the union.
1868Ulysses S. Grant is elected president and Schuyler Colfax is elected vice president.
1868Battle of Beecher Island
1868Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, acquitted by the Senate by one vote.
1868Battle of El Pepino
1868Camilla massacre
1868March 4, 1869 – Grant becomes the 18th president and Colfax becomes the 17th vice president.
1868The Copperheads are dissolved.
1868Fourteenth Amendment is ratified; second of Reconstruction Amendments.
1868Boss Tweed gained control of Tammany Hall.