Historical Events In 1864

Nov 29   On this day in history 4th & last day of skirmishes at Waynesboro, Georgia  

Nov 29   At dawn in Colorado territory, a militia under Major John Chivington attacks a winter encampment of Cheyenne Indians at Sand Creek, massacring over four hundred Indians, the majority of whom are women, children, or old men in the year 1864.  

Nov 29   On this day in history colorado militia kills 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians  

Nov 29   One-Eye, Cheyenne-chief, dies on this day in history.  

Nov 30   In the year 1864 battle of Franklin Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities  

Nov 30   In the year 1864 battle of Franklin, Tennessee  

Nov 30   Hiram Bronson Granbury, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33 in the year 1864.  

Dec 01   Fire in Brisbane destroys city area bounded by Queen, George, Elizabeth and Albert streets on this day in history.  

Dec 01   On this day in history raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, TN to Saltville, VA  

Dec 02   Archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31 in the year 1864.  

Dec 02   In the year 1864 skirmish at Rocky Creek Church, Georgia  

Dec 03   On this day in history herman Heijermans Jr, Dutch writer (Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City)  

Dec 03   Skirmish at Thomas' Station, Georgia in the year 1864.  

Dec 04   In the year 1864 battle of Waynesborough (Brier Creek) GA  

Dec 04   Romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law on this day in history.  

Dec 06   In the year 1864 battle of Deveaux's Neck, SC  

Dec 07   In the year 1864 skirmish at Ebenezer Creek/Cypress Swamp, Georgia  

Dec 08   Pope Pius IX publishes encyclical Quanta cura ("Syllabus errorum") in the year 1864.  

Dec 09   On this day in history sidney Homer, composer  

Dec 10   General Shermans armies reach Savannah & 12 day siege begins on this day in history.  

Dec 10   Sherman reaches Savannah and 12 day siege begins on this day in history.  

Dec 13   In the year 1864 battle of Ft McAllister, GA  

Dec 15   On this day in history battle of Nashville, TN  

Dec 16   In the year 1864 battle of Nashville  

Dec 16   On this day in history battle of Nashville ends after 4400 casualities  

Dec 17   John Felix August Korling, composer in the year 1864.  

Dec 19   Adolf Sandberger, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 20   -Dec 27th] Battle of Ft Fisher, NC on this day in history.  

Dec 21   On this day in history gen Sherman conquers Savannah  

Dec 21   On this day in history william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51  

Dec 22   HMS Bombay at Montevideo lost to fire off Montevideo, with the loss of nearly a hundred lives in the year 1864.  

Dec 24   On this day in history battle of Gordonsville, VA  

Dec 28   On this day in history battle of Egypt Station, MS  

Dec 29   In the year 1864 fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work)  

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 in the year 1864.  

Jan 09   Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1864 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 in the year 1864.  

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   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   Isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792) died in the year 1864.  

Jan 16   Anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 24   In the year 1864 otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54