Historical Events In 1864

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   Battle of Franklin, Tennessee in the year 1864.  

Nov 30   Hiram Bronson Granbury, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 02   Skirmish at Rocky Creek Church, Georgia in the year 1864.  

Dec 03   Herman Heijermans Jr, Dutch writer (Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City) in the year 1864.  

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

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

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   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   Sidney Homer, composer on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1864.  

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

Dec 15   In the year 1864 battle of Nashville, TN  

Dec 16   On this day in history battle of Nashville  

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

Dec 17   On this day in history john Felix August Korling, composer  

Dec 19   In the year 1864 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   In the year 1864 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 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 28   Battle of Egypt Station, MS in the year 1864.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1864 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   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   Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1864.  

Jan 13   Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY on this day in history.  

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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