Historical Events In 1864

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

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   Colorado militia kills 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians on this day in history.  

Nov 29   One-Eye, Cheyenne-chief, dies in the year 1864.  

Nov 30   Battle of Franklin Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities in the year 1864.  

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

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 in the year 1864.  

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

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

Dec 03   Skirmish at Thomas' Station, Georgia on this day in history.  

Dec 04   Battle of Waynesborough (Brier Creek) GA in the year 1864.  

Dec 04   In the year 1864 romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law  

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") on this day in history.  

Dec 09   On this day in history sidney Homer, composer  

Dec 10   In the year 1864 general Shermans armies reach Savannah & 12 day siege begins  

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   Battle of Nashville, TN on this day in history.  

Dec 16   Battle of Nashville on this day in history.  

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

Dec 17   John Felix August Korling, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 19   In the year 1864 adolf Sandberger, composer  

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

Dec 21   Gen Sherman conquers Savannah on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1864 battle of Egypt Station, MS  

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1864 birth of vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926)  

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 in the year 1864.  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword)  

Jan 04   Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808) died in the year 1864.  

Jan 08   On this day in history victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83  

Jan 13   On this day in history stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY  

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

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