Historical Events In 1864

Jul 18   President Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service on this day in history.  

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

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

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   Frances Folsom Cleveland, 1st lady (1885-89, 93-97) in the year 1864.  

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

Jul 22   Battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman, 8449 conf, 3641 US die on this day in history.  

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

Jul 23   In the year 1864 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) in the year 1864.  

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--- in the year 1864.  

Jul 27   In the year 1864 battle of Darbytown, VA (Deep Bottom, Newmarket Road) (Strawberry Plains)  

Jul 27   In the year 1864 margaret E Breckinridge, US nurse/daughter of VP John, dies  

Jul 28   In the year 1864 2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia  

Jul 28   On this day in history atlanta Campaign-Battle of Ezra Church  

Jul 28   Johann Hermann Kufferath, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1864.  

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

Jul 30   In the year 1864 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 in the year 1864.  

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

Aug 01   In the year 1864 2nd Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens  

Aug 01   On this day in history battle of Petersburg, VA  

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

Aug 03   Battle of Mobile AL on this day in history.  

Aug 04   In the year 1864 land & naval action new Brazos Santiago, Texas  

Aug 05   Battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of vice-admiral on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12] was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword) was born in the year 1864.  

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   In the year 1864 stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY  

Jan 15   On this day in history death of isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792)  

Jan 16   In the year 1864 anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68  

Jan 23   Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1864.  

Jan 24   In the year 1864 otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54