Page 11: Historical Events In 1864

Jul 18   On this day in history president Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service   

Jul 18   On this day in history ricarda Huch, writer   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 20   On this day in history erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous)   

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

Jul 22   In the year 1864 battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman & suffers terrible losses   

Jul 22   On this day in history 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   In the year 1864 dr Livingstone, the African missionary, returns to England   

Jul 24   In the year 1864 battle of Winchester, VA US1200 CS600   

Jul 24   On this day in history b[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu)   

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

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

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   2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia in the year 1864.   

Jul 28   Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Ezra Church on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Johann Hermann Kufferath, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jul 29   On this day in history 3rd & last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia   

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

Jul 30   Petersburg Campaign-Battle of the Crater on this day in history.   

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

Jul 31   Ulysses S Grant is named General of Volunteers in the year 1864.   

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

Aug 01   Battle of Petersburg, VA on this day in history.   

Aug 02   2nd Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens on this day in history.   

Aug 03   On this day in history battle of Mobile AL   

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 in the year 1864.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work)   

Jan 05   In the year 1864 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   Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892) was born in the year 1864.   

Jan 09   Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926) was born in the year 1864.   

Jan 10   In the year 1864 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 in the year 1864.   

Jan 04   On this day in history mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808)   

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

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 in the year 1864.   

Jan 23   Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.