Historical Events In 1864

Nov 29   4th & last day of skirmishes at Waynesboro, Georgia in the year 1864.   

Nov 29   At dawn in Colorado territory, a militia under Major John Chivington attacks a winter encampment of Cheyenne Indians at Sand Creek, massacring over four hundred Indians, the majority of whom are women, children, or old men in the year 1864.   

Nov 29   Colorado militia kills 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians on this day in history.   

Nov 29   On this day in history one-Eye, Cheyenne-chief, dies   

Nov 30   Battle of Franklin Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities in the year 1864.   

Nov 30   Battle of Franklin, Tennessee in the year 1864.   

Nov 30   Hiram Bronson Granbury, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33 in the year 1864.   

Dec 01   Fire in Brisbane destroys city area bounded by Queen, George, Elizabeth and Albert streets in the year 1864.   

Dec 01   Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, TN to Saltville, VA in the year 1864.   

Dec 02   In the year 1864 archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31   

Dec 02   Skirmish at Rocky Creek Church, Georgia on this day in history.   

Dec 03   In the year 1864 herman Heijermans Jr, Dutch writer (Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City)   

Dec 03   In the year 1864 skirmish at Thomas' Station, Georgia   

Dec 04   Battle of Waynesborough (Brier Creek) GA in the year 1864.   

Dec 04   In the year 1864 romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law   

Dec 06   Battle of Deveaux's Neck, SC on this day in history.   

Dec 07   On this day in history skirmish at Ebenezer Creek/Cypress Swamp, Georgia   

Dec 08   Pope Pius IX publishes encyclical Quanta cura ("Syllabus errorum") in the year 1864.   

Dec 09   Sidney Homer, composer in the year 1864.   

Dec 10   In the year 1864 general Shermans armies reach Savannah & 12 day siege begins   

Dec 10   Sherman reaches Savannah and 12 day siege begins on this day in history.   

Dec 13   Battle of Ft McAllister, GA on this day in history.   

Dec 15   Battle of Nashville, TN in the year 1864.   

Dec 16   On this day in history battle of Nashville   

Dec 16   On this day in history battle of Nashville ends after 4400 casualities   

Dec 17   John Felix August Korling, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 19   Adolf Sandberger, composer in the year 1864.   

Dec 20   -Dec 27th] Battle of Ft Fisher, NC in the year 1864.   

Dec 21   Gen Sherman conquers Savannah in the year 1864.   

Dec 21   In the year 1864 william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51   

Dec 22   On this day in history hMS Bombay at Montevideo lost to fire off Montevideo, with the loss of nearly a hundred lives   

Dec 24   Battle of Gordonsville, VA in the year 1864.   

Dec 28   On this day in history battle of Egypt Station, MS   

Dec 29   In the year 1864 fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball   

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Jan 01   Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911)   

Jan 06   Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League) was born in the year 1864.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)   

Jan 09   In the year 1864 birth of vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926)   

Jan 10   In the year 1864 birth of george Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12]   

Jan 10   In the year 1864 birth of grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931)   

Jan 11   Thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword) was born in the year 1864.   

Jan 04   Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1864.   

Jan 07   Caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY in the year 1864.   

Jan 15   On this day in history death of isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792)   

Jan 16   Anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68 in the year 1864.   

Jan 23   On this day in history michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50   

Jan 24   Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.