Historical Events In 1864

Jul 18   President Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service on this day in history.  

Jul 18   Ricarda Huch, writer on this day in history.  

Jul 19   On this day in history battle of Winchester, VA (Stephenson's Depot) [->JUL 20]  

Jul 20   On this day in history battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured  

Jul 20   On this day in history battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign  

Jul 20   Erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous) on this day in history.  

Jul 21   Frances Folsom Cleveland, 1st lady (1885-89, 93-97) in the year 1864.  

Jul 22   In the year 1864 battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman & suffers terrible losses  

Jul 22   In the year 1864 battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman, 8449 conf, 3641 US die  

Jul 22   On this day in history james Birdseye Mcpherson, US Union gen-major, dies in battle at 35  

Jul 23   In the year 1864 battle of Woodstock, VA  

Jul 23   On this day in history dr Livingstone, the African missionary, returns to England  

Jul 24   On this day in history battle of Winchester, VA US1200 CS600  

Jul 24   In the year 1864 b[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu)  

Jul 25   In the year 1864 clement Hoffman Stevens, Us banker/inventor/Conf brig-gen, dies at 42  

Jul 26   In the year 1864 -31] Riot at McCook's to Lovejoy Station GA, US600 CS---  

Jul 27   On this day in history battle of Darbytown, VA (Deep Bottom, Newmarket Road) (Strawberry Plains)  

Jul 27   On this day in history margaret E Breckinridge, US nurse/daughter of VP John, dies  

Jul 28   2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia on this day in history.  

Jul 28   In the year 1864 atlanta Campaign-Battle of Ezra Church  

Jul 28   Johann Hermann Kufferath, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jul 29   3rd & last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia on this day in history.  

Jul 30   On this day in history battle of Chambersburg, PA  

Jul 30   On this day in history petersburg Campaign-Battle of the Crater  

Jul 31   Louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Jul 31   In the year 1864 ulysses S Grant is named General of Volunteers  

Aug 01   2nd Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens in the year 1864.  

Aug 01   On this day in history battle of Petersburg, VA  

Aug 02   2nd Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens in the year 1864.  

Aug 03   Battle of Mobile AL in the year 1864.  

Aug 04   On this day in history land & naval action new Brazos Santiago, Texas  

Aug 05   On this day in history battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of vice-admiral  

Aug 05   Griffin A Stedman, Union-brig-gen (Fort Stedman), dies in battle at 26 in the year 1864.  

Aug 05   In the year 1864 resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer  

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Jan 01   Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work) was born in the year 1864.  

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   Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892) was born in the year 1864.  

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   Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1864 victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83  

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

Jan 15   Isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 23   Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1864.  

Jan 24   Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1864.