Historical Events In 1864

Jul 18   In the year 1864 president Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service  

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

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

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

Jul 20   Battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign in the year 1864.  

Jul 20   Erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous) in the year 1864.  

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   On this day in history battle of Woodstock, VA  

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   B[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu) in the year 1864.  

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

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 in the year 1864.  

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

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

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

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

Jul 30   In the year 1864 battle of Chambersburg, PA  

Jul 30   Petersburg Campaign-Battle of the Crater in the year 1864.  

Jul 31   On this day in history louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64  

Jul 31   Ulysses S Grant is named General of Volunteers in the year 1864.  

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

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   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   In the year 1864 griffin A Stedman, Union-brig-gen (Fort Stedman), dies in battle at 26  

Aug 05   Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   In the year 1864 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   George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12] was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1864 death of caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808)  

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

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