Historical Events In 1864

Nov 29   4th & last day of skirmishes at Waynesboro, Georgia in the year 1864.  

Nov 29   In the year 1864 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  

Nov 29   Colorado militia kills 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians in the year 1864.  

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

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

Nov 30   Battle of Franklin, Tennessee in the year 1864.  

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   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   Herman Heijermans Jr, Dutch writer (Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City) on this day in history.  

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

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

Dec 04   On this day in history romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law  

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") in the year 1864.  

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   Sherman reaches Savannah and 12 day siege begins in the year 1864.  

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

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

Dec 16   Battle of Nashville in the year 1864.  

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   In the year 1864 -Dec 27th] Battle of Ft Fisher, NC  

Dec 21   In the year 1864 gen Sherman conquers Savannah  

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

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

Dec 24   Battle of Gordonsville, VA in the year 1864.  

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

Dec 29   Fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League) was born on this day in history.  

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   George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12] was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 08   In the year 1864 victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83  

Jan 13   In the year 1864 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 in the year 1864.  

Jan 23   On this day in history michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50  

Jan 24   Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1864.