Page 10: Historical Events In 1864

Jun 25   Horse tramway at the Hague, opens   

Jun 25   Petersburg Campaign-Federals begin digging tunnels under Reb lines   

Jun 25   Walther Hermann Nernst, Prussian physicist/chemist (Nobel 1920)   

Jun 27   Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.   

Jun 27   Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain GA.   

Jun 27   Charles Garrison Harker, US Union-brig-general, dies in battle at 26.   

Jun 29   Anton Beer-Walbrun, composer   

Jun 29   Grand Trunk Railway accident; 100 killed.   

Jul 01   Battle of Petersburg, VA [->JUL 31] -front US3695 CS---   

Jul 02   Gen Early and Confederate forces reach Winchester en route to Wash DC.   

Jul 02   Gen Early and Confederate forces reach Winchester   

Jul 02   Statuary Hall in US Capitol established.   

Jul 03   Battle of Chattahoochie River, GA [until Jul 9]   

Jul 04   -9] Battle at Chattahoochee River, Georgia.   

Jul 05   Battle of Smith's Expedition, MS (Tupelo, Harrisburg).   

Jul 06   Alberto Nepomuceno, Brazil, composer/conductor (Artemis)   

Jul 06   Battle of Chattahoochee River, GA [->JUL 10] US730 CS600.   

Jul 06   Samuel Allen Rice, US Union brig-gen, dies of injuries at 36.   

Jul 07   S Middleton, MD -Early's Washington Raid-   

Jul 08   The Shinsengumi sabotage the Choshu-han shishi's planned attack on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya. This event is known as Ikedaya Jiken.   

Jul 09   Battle of Monocacy, MD US1959 CS400.   

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   

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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,