Editing 1863 (section)

===June===
* [[June 7]] &ndash; [[Second French intervention in Mexico|French intervention in Mexico]]: French forces enter Mexico City.
* [[June 9]] &ndash; American Civil War: The [[Battle of Brandy Station]], [[Virginia]], ends inconclusively.
* [[June 12]] &ndash; [[The Arts Club]] is founded by [[Charles Dickens]], [[Frederic Leighton]] and others in [[Hanover Square, Westminster|Hanover Square]], London.
* [[June 13]] &ndash; [[Samuel Butler (novelist)|Samuel Butler]]'s [[dystopia]]n article "[[Darwin among the Machines]]" is published (under the pen name ''Cellarius'') in ''[[The Press]]'' newspaper in [[Christchurch]], New Zealand; it will be incorporated into his novel ''[[Erewhon]]'' (1872).
*[[American Civil War]]: 
** [[June 14]] &ndash; [[Second Battle of Winchester]] &ndash; A [[United States|Union]] garrison is defeated by the [[Army of Northern Virginia]] in the [[Shenandoah Valley]] town of [[Winchester, Virginia]].
** [[June 17]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Aldie]] in the [[Gettysburg Campaign]] ends inconclusively.
* [[June 20]] &ndash; [[West Virginia]] is admitted as the 35th [[U.S. state]].