uss ian ▁prime ▁minister ▁Otto ▁von ▁B ism ar ck ▁del ivers ▁his ▁Blood ▁and ▁Iron ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁Land tag . ▁ ▁October – Dec ember ▁▁▁ ▁October ▁ 8 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁– ▁Battle ▁of ▁Perry ville : ▁Union ▁forces ▁under ▁General ▁Don ▁Carlos ▁Bu ell ▁halt ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁invasion ▁of ▁Kentucky , ▁by ▁defe ating ▁troops ▁led ▁by ▁General ▁Bra xt on ▁B rag g ▁at ▁Perry ville , ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁October ▁ 9 ▁– ▁The ▁Trans va al ▁Civil ▁War ▁breaks ▁out , ▁following ▁Ste phan us ▁Sch o eman ’ s ▁un const itution al ▁ou st ing ▁of ▁the ▁acting ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Republic . ▁ ▁October ▁ 1 1 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War : ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Anti et am , ▁Confeder ate ▁General ▁J . ▁E . ▁B . ▁Stuart ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁lo ot ▁Ch amb ers burg , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁during ▁a ▁ra id ▁into ▁the ▁North . ▁ ▁October ▁ 2 3 ▁– ▁Otto ▁is ▁de posed ▁as ▁King ▁of ▁Greece . ▁ ▁October ▁ 2 4 ▁– ▁Ram ón ▁Cast illa ▁los es ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁Peru ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time . ▁ ▁October ▁ 2 5 ▁– ▁In ▁the ▁Gran ad ine ▁Confeder ation ▁( present - day ▁Colombia ), ▁re bel ▁troops ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁states ▁defeat ▁government ▁forces . ▁ ▁November ▁ 4 ▁– ▁Richard ▁Jordan ▁G at ling