Historical Events In 1864

Jul 18   President Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service in the year 1864.  

Jul 18   Ricarda Huch, writer in the year 1864.  

Jul 19   Battle of Winchester, VA (Stephenson's Depot) [->JUL 20] in the year 1864.  

Jul 20   Battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured in the year 1864.  

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   On this day in history frances Folsom Cleveland, 1st lady (1885-89, 93-97)  

Jul 22   Battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman & suffers terrible losses on this day in history.  

Jul 22   On this day in history battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman, 8449 conf, 3641 US die  

Jul 22   James Birdseye Mcpherson, US Union gen-major, dies in battle at 35 in the year 1864.  

Jul 23   Battle of Woodstock, VA on this day in history.  

Jul 23   Dr Livingstone, the African missionary, returns to England on this day in history.  

Jul 24   Battle of Winchester, VA US1200 CS600 in the year 1864.  

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

Jul 25   Clement Hoffman Stevens, Us banker/inventor/Conf brig-gen, dies at 42 in the year 1864.  

Jul 26   -31] Riot at McCook's to Lovejoy Station GA, US600 CS--- on this day in history.  

Jul 27   In the year 1864 battle of Darbytown, VA (Deep Bottom, Newmarket Road) (Strawberry Plains)  

Jul 27   Margaret E Breckinridge, US nurse/daughter of VP John, dies in the year 1864.  

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

Jul 28   Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Ezra Church on this day in history.  

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

Jul 29   In the year 1864 3rd & last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia  

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   Ulysses S Grant is named General of Volunteers on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 02   On this day in history 2nd Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens  

Aug 03   In the year 1864 battle of Mobile AL  

Aug 04   In the year 1864 land & naval action new Brazos Santiago, Texas  

Aug 05   Battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of vice-admiral in the year 1864.  

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

Aug 05   Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer in the year 1864.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1864 birth of alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work)  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1864 birth of ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League)  

Jan 08   Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892) was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 09   Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926) was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 10   George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12] was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1864 birth of thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword)  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history death of caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808)  

Jan 08   On this day in history victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83  

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

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

Jan 16   In the year 1864 anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68  

Jan 23   In the year 1864 michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50  

Jan 24   On this day in history otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54