Page 10: Historical Events In 1864

Jul 09   Franz Miller, is recorded as becoming inaugural Train Murderer.   

Jul 11   Battle of Fort Stevens, DC (Early's Raid, Tennallytown, MD)   

Jul 11   Confederate forces led by Gen J Early begin invasion of Wash DC   

Jul 12   George Washington Carver, botanist (studied the peanut) [or Jan 10].   

Jul 13   Early retreats from Washington City back to Shenandoah Valley   

Jul 14   Gold is discovered in Helena, Mont   

Jul 15   Marie Tempest, [Marie Susan Etherington], actress (Yellow Sands).   

Jul 15   Troop train loaded with Confederate prisoners collided with a coal train killing 65 and injuring 109 of 955 aboard   

Jul 16   Victor JB Girardey, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 27.   

Jul 17   Daniel McCook Jr, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 29.   

Jul 17   In this year, CSA President Davis adopts in place of Gen Joe Johnston with John Bell Hood   

Jul 18   President Lincoln asks for 500000 volunteers for milt service   

Jul 18   Ricarda Huch, writer   

Jul 19   Battle of Winchester, VA (Stephenson's Depot) [->JUL 20]   

Jul 20   Battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured.   

Jul 20   Battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign   

Jul 20   Erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous).   

Jul 21   Frances Folsom Cleveland, 1st lady (1885-89, 93-97)   

Jul 22   Battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman and suffers terrible losses.   

Jul 22   Battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman, 8449 conf, 3641 US die.   

Jul 22   James Birdseye Mcpherson, US Union gen-major, dies in battle at 35.   

Jul 23   Battle of Woodstock, VA   

Jul 23   Dr Livingstone, the African missionary, returns to England.   

Jul 24   Battle of Winchester, VA US1200 CS600   

Jul 24   B[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu)   

Jul 25   Clement Hoffman Stevens, Us banker/inventor/Conf brig-gen, dies at 42   

Jul 26   -31] Riot at McCook's to Lovejoy Station GA, US600 CS---   

Jul 27   Battle of Darbytown, VA (Deep Bottom, Newmarket Road) (Strawberry Plains).   

Jul 27   Margaret E Breckinridge, US nurse/daughter of VP John, dies.   

Jul 28   2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia.   

Jul 28   Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Ezra Church.   

Jul 28   Johann Hermann Kufferath, composer, dies at 67   

Jul 29   3rd and last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia   

Jul 30   Battle of Chambersburg, PA.   

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Jan 01   Alfred stieglitz: Us photographer/art dealer (camera work)   

Jan 05   Bob caruthers: American baseball player    

Jan 06   Ban johnson: Norwalk ct, baseball founder (american league)   

Jan 08   Prince albert victor: Duke of clarence and avondale    

Jan 09   Vladimir steklov: Russian mathematician    

Jan 10   George washington carver: Agricultural scientist [or jul 12]   

Jan 10   Grand duke peter nikolaevich of russia: Son of grand duke nicholas nikolaevich   

Jan 11   Thomas dixon: Us attorney/playwright (flaming sword)   

Jan 04   Mateo ferrer: Composer,    

Jan 07   Caleb blood smith: 6th u.s. secretary of the interior (b. 1808)   

Jan 08   Victor-charles-paul dourlen: Composer,    

Jan 13   Stephen foster: Composer (my old kentucky home),    

Jan 15   Isaac nathan: Uk-australian composer (b. 1792)   

Jan 16   Anton schindler: German violinist/biographer (beethoven),    

Jan 23   Michele puccini: Composer,   

Jan 24   Otto jonas lindblad: Composer,