Historical Events In 1864

Jul 18   President Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service in the year 1864.  

Jul 18   Ricarda Huch, writer on this day in history.  

Jul 19   On this day in history battle of Winchester, VA (Stephenson's Depot) [->JUL 20]  

Jul 20   On this day in history battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured  

Jul 20   Battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign in the year 1864.  

Jul 20   Erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous) on this day in history.  

Jul 21   In the year 1864 frances Folsom Cleveland, 1st lady (1885-89, 93-97)  

Jul 22   Battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman & suffers terrible losses on this day in history.  

Jul 22   In the year 1864 battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman, 8449 conf, 3641 US die  

Jul 22   In the year 1864 james Birdseye Mcpherson, US Union gen-major, dies in battle at 35  

Jul 23   On this day in history battle of Woodstock, VA  

Jul 23   Dr Livingstone, the African missionary, returns to England on this day in history.  

Jul 24   Battle of Winchester, VA US1200 CS600 on this day in history.  

Jul 24   B[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu) on this day in history.  

Jul 25   Clement Hoffman Stevens, Us banker/inventor/Conf brig-gen, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Jul 26   On this day in history -31] Riot at McCook's to Lovejoy Station GA, US600 CS---  

Jul 27   Battle of Darbytown, VA (Deep Bottom, Newmarket Road) (Strawberry Plains) on this day in history.  

Jul 27   Margaret E Breckinridge, US nurse/daughter of VP John, dies in the year 1864.  

Jul 28   On this day in history 2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia  

Jul 28   Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Ezra Church in the year 1864.  

Jul 28   In the year 1864 johann Hermann Kufferath, composer, dies at 67  

Jul 29   In the year 1864 3rd & last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia  

Jul 30   On this day in history battle of Chambersburg, PA  

Jul 30   In the year 1864 petersburg Campaign-Battle of the Crater  

Jul 31   Louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Jul 31   On this day in history ulysses S Grant is named General of Volunteers  

Aug 01   2nd Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens on this day in history.  

Aug 01   Battle of Petersburg, VA in the year 1864.  

Aug 02   In the year 1864 2nd Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens  

Aug 03   Battle of Mobile AL in the year 1864.  

Aug 04   On this day in history land & naval action new Brazos Santiago, Texas  

Aug 05   In the year 1864 battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of vice-admiral  

Aug 05   Griffin A Stedman, Union-brig-gen (Fort Stedman), dies in battle at 26 in the year 1864.  

Aug 05   Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911)  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League)  

Jan 08   In the year 1864 birth of prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)  

Jan 09   Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1864 birth of george Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12]  

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931)  

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 in the year 1864.  

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

Jan 24   On this day in history otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54