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   In the year 1864 battle of Winchester, VA (Stephenson's Depot) [->JUL 20]  

Jul 20   Battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured on this day in history.  

Jul 20   Battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1864 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   On this day in history james Birdseye Mcpherson, US Union gen-major, dies in battle at 35  

Jul 23   On this day in history battle of Woodstock, VA  

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

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

Jul 24   B[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 26   On this day in history -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   In the year 1864 2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia  

Jul 28   Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Ezra Church in the year 1864.  

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   In the year 1864 battle of Chambersburg, PA  

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

Jul 31   Louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64 in the year 1864.  

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

Aug 03   Battle of Mobile AL on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history birth of alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work)  

Jan 05   Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911) was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 06   Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League) was born in the year 1864.  

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   In the year 1864 birth of george Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12]  

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

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