Historical Events In 1864

Jul 18   On this day in history president Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service  

Jul 18   Ricarda Huch, writer in the year 1864.  

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

Jul 20   In the year 1864 battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured  

Jul 20   In the year 1864 battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign  

Jul 20   On this day in history erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous)  

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 in the year 1864.  

Jul 22   Battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman, 8449 conf, 3641 US die on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 23   In the year 1864 dr Livingstone, the African missionary, returns to England  

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

Jul 24   On this day in history b[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu)  

Jul 25   Clement Hoffman Stevens, Us banker/inventor/Conf brig-gen, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 27   Battle of Darbytown, VA (Deep Bottom, Newmarket Road) (Strawberry Plains) in the year 1864.  

Jul 27   Margaret E Breckinridge, US nurse/daughter of VP John, dies on this day in history.  

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

Jul 28   On this day in history atlanta Campaign-Battle of Ezra Church  

Jul 28   Johann Hermann Kufferath, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1864.  

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

Jul 30   In the year 1864 battle of Chambersburg, PA  

Jul 30   Petersburg Campaign-Battle of the Crater on this day in history.  

Jul 31   In the year 1864 louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64  

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

Aug 01   2nd Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 03   On this day in history battle of Mobile AL  

Aug 04   Land & naval action new Brazos Santiago, Texas on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1864 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1864 death of isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792)  

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