Historical Events In 1864

Nov 29   In the year 1864 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   Battle of Franklin Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities on this day in history.  

Nov 30   On this day in history battle of Franklin, Tennessee  

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

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

Dec 01   Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, TN to Saltville, VA in the year 1864.  

Dec 02   Archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31 on this day in history.  

Dec 02   On this day in history skirmish at Rocky Creek Church, Georgia  

Dec 03   In the year 1864 herman Heijermans Jr, Dutch writer (Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City)  

Dec 03   On this day in history skirmish at Thomas' Station, Georgia  

Dec 04   On this day in history battle of Waynesborough (Brier Creek) GA  

Dec 04   Romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law in the year 1864.  

Dec 06   Battle of Deveaux's Neck, SC on this day in history.  

Dec 07   On this day in history skirmish at Ebenezer Creek/Cypress Swamp, Georgia  

Dec 08   Pope Pius IX publishes encyclical Quanta cura ("Syllabus errorum") on this day in history.  

Dec 09   On this day in history sidney Homer, composer  

Dec 10   On this day in history general Shermans armies reach Savannah & 12 day siege begins  

Dec 10   In the year 1864 sherman reaches Savannah and 12 day siege begins  

Dec 13   On this day in history battle of Ft McAllister, GA  

Dec 15   Battle of Nashville, TN on this day in history.  

Dec 16   In the year 1864 battle of Nashville  

Dec 16   In the year 1864 battle of Nashville ends after 4400 casualities  

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

Dec 19   On this day in history adolf Sandberger, composer  

Dec 20   -Dec 27th] Battle of Ft Fisher, NC in the year 1864.  

Dec 21   On this day in history gen Sherman conquers Savannah  

Dec 21   William Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Dec 22   On this day in history hMS Bombay at Montevideo lost to fire off Montevideo, with the loss of nearly a hundred lives  

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

Dec 28   Battle of Egypt Station, MS on this day in history.  

Dec 29   Fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball in the year 1864.  

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Jan 01   Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work) was born in the year 1864.  

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   On this day in history birth of prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)  

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

Jan 10   On this day in history 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 in the year 1864.  

Jan 04   On this day in history mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75  

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 in the year 1864.  

Jan 13   In the year 1864 stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY  

Jan 15   On this day in history death of isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792)  

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