Historical Events In 1864

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

Jul 18   On this day in history ricarda Huch, writer   

Jul 19   Battle of Winchester, VA (Stephenson's Depot) [->JUL 20] in the year 1864.   

Jul 20   In the year 1864 battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured   

Jul 20   In the year 1864 battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign   

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   On this day in history battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman, 8449 conf, 3641 US die   

Jul 22   James Birdseye Mcpherson, US Union gen-major, dies in battle at 35 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1864.   

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

Jul 27   On this day in history battle of Darbytown, VA (Deep Bottom, Newmarket Road) (Strawberry Plains)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 30   Battle of Chambersburg, PA on this day in history.   

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

Jul 31   On this day in history louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64   

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

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

Aug 01   In the year 1864 battle of Petersburg, VA   

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   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 in the year 1864.   

Aug 05   Griffin A Stedman, Union-brig-gen (Fort Stedman), dies in battle at 26 on this day in history.   

Aug 05   In the year 1864 resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer   

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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   Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League) was born in the year 1864.   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1864 birth of thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword)   

Jan 04   Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808) died in the year 1864.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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