Historical Events In 1864

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

Jul 18   In the year 1864 ricarda Huch, writer  

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   Battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign on this day in history.  

Jul 20   In the year 1864 erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous)  

Jul 21   Frances Folsom Cleveland, 1st lady (1885-89, 93-97) on this day in history.  

Jul 22   On this day in history battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman & suffers terrible losses  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 24   B[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu) in the year 1864.  

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

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

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   In the year 1864 2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia  

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

Jul 28   In the year 1864 johann Hermann Kufferath, composer, dies at 67  

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

Jul 30   Battle of Chambersburg, PA on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 03   Battle of Mobile AL in the year 1864.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 05   On this day in history resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer  

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1864.  

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   Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1864.  

Jan 13   Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY on this day in history.  

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

Jan 16   On this day in history 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 in the year 1864.