Historical Events In 1864

Jul 18   In the year 1864 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   Battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured in the year 1864.  

Jul 20   On this day in history battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign  

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

Jul 21   Frances Folsom Cleveland, 1st lady (1885-89, 93-97) on this day in history.  

Jul 22   On this day in history battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman & suffers terrible losses  

Jul 22   Battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman, 8449 conf, 3641 US die in the year 1864.  

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

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   On this day in history 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--- in the year 1864.  

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

Jul 27   On this day in history margaret E Breckinridge, US nurse/daughter of VP John, dies  

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

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   Battle of Chambersburg, PA in the year 1864.  

Jul 30   On this day in history petersburg Campaign-Battle of the Crater  

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

Jul 31   Ulysses S Grant is named General of Volunteers on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Aug 03   In the year 1864 battle of Mobile AL  

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   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.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Next Page »

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

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 in the year 1864.  

Jan 10   On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY  

Jan 15   In the year 1864 death of isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792)  

Jan 16   On this day in history anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68  

Jan 23   On this day in history michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50  

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