Page 11: Historical Events In 1864

Jul 18   In the year 1864 president Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for milt service   

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

Jul 20   Battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign on this day in history.   

Jul 20   In the year 1864 erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous)   

Jul 21   On this day in history frances Folsom Cleveland, 1st lady (1885-89, 93-97)   

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   On this day in history james Birdseye Mcpherson, US Union gen-major, dies in battle at 35   

Jul 23   Battle of Woodstock, VA in the year 1864.   

Jul 23   In the year 1864 dr Livingstone, the African missionary, returns to England   

Jul 24   Battle of Winchester, VA US1200 CS600 in the year 1864.   

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 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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history johann Hermann Kufferath, composer, dies at 67   

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

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

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

Aug 02   2nd Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens in the year 1864.   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 05   On this day in history resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1864 birth of ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League)   

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 in the year 1864.   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931)   

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 16   Anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

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