Page 11: Historical Events In 1864

Jul 30   Petersburg Campaign-Battle of the Crater.   

Jul 31   Louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64.   

Jul 31   Ulysses S Grant is named General of Volunteers.   

Aug 01   2nd Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens.   

Aug 01   Battle of Petersburg, VA.   

Aug 04   Land and naval action new Brazos Santiago, Texas.   

Aug 05   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.   

Aug 05   Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer.   

Aug 05   Spectrum of a comet observed for inaugural time, by Giovanni Donati.   

Aug 06   Rebels evacuate Ft Powell, Mobile Bayd   

Aug 08   Comet C/1864 N1 (Tempel) approaches within 0.0964 AUs of Earth.   

Aug 08   Henri de Vries, [Van Walterop], Dutch actor (Cleopatra, White Cargo).   

Aug 09   Battle of Ft Morgan AL.   

Aug 13   Battle of Deep Bottom VA (Strawberry Plains) and Fussell's Mill VA.   

Aug 14   -16] Confederate General Joe Wheeler besieges Dalton, Georgia   

Aug 15   Daniel Phineas Woodbury, US engineer/Union general-major, dies.   

Aug 15   Off New England coast, CSS Tallahassee captures 6 yankee schooners   

Aug 16   4th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia, Federal assault.   

Aug 16   Ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx).   

Aug 16   John Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31   

Aug 18   6th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia: Confederate assault.   

Aug 18   Petersburg Campaign-Battle of Weldon Railroad day 1 of 3 days   

Aug 19   2nd day of battle at Globe Tavern, Virginia   

Aug 20   8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Va (about 3900 casualties).   

Aug 20   Daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies.   

Aug 21   BBT Charleston, SC [->DEC 31]   

Aug 21   John Calhoun Sanders, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 24   

Aug 22   Geneva Convention signed, by 12 nations.   

Aug 22   International Red Cross formed in Geneva, Switzerland.   

Aug 22   International Red Cross Founded.   

Aug 23   Eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32).   

Aug 23   Fall of Fort Morgan at Mobile   

Aug 23   Union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama   

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Jan 01   Alfred stieglitz: Us photographer/art dealer (camera work)   

Jan 05   Bob caruthers: American baseball player   

Jan 06   Ban johnson: Norwalk ct, baseball founder (american league)   

Jan 08   Prince albert victor: Duke of clarence and avondale    

Jan 09   Vladimir steklov: Russian mathematician    

Jan 10   George washington carver: Agricultural scientist [or jul 12]   

Jan 10   Grand duke peter nikolaevich of russia: Son of grand duke nicholas nikolaevich    

Jan 11   Thomas dixon: Us attorney/playwright (flaming sword)   

Jan 04   Mateo ferrer: Composer,    

Jan 07   Caleb blood smith: 6th u.s. secretary of the interior (b. 1808)   

Jan 08   Victor-charles-paul dourlen: Composer,    

Jan 13   Stephen foster: Composer (my old kentucky home),    

Jan 15   Isaac nathan: Uk-australian composer (b. 1792)   

Jan 16   Anton schindler: German violinist/biographer (beethoven),    

Jan 23   Michele puccini: Composer,    

Jan 24   Otto jonas lindblad: Composer,