Page 11: Historical Events In 1864

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

Jul 20   Battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured   

Jul 20   Battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign.   

Jul 20   Erik Karlfeldt, Sweden, poet (Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous).   

Jul 21   Frances Folsom Cleveland, 1st lady (1885-89, 93-97).   

Jul 22   Battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman and suffers terrible losses   

Jul 22   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   

Jul 23   Battle of Woodstock, VA.   

Jul 23   Dr Livingstone, the African missionary, returns to England.   

Jul 24   Battle of Winchester, VA US1200 CS600   

Jul 24   B[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu)   

Jul 25   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---   

Jul 27   Battle of Darbytown, VA (Deep Bottom, Newmarket Road) (Strawberry Plains)   

Jul 27   Margaret E Breckinridge, US nurse/daughter of VP John, dies   

Jul 28   2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia   

Jul 28   Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Ezra Church   

Jul 28   Johann Hermann Kufferath, composer, dies at 67.   

Jul 29   3rd and last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia.   

Jul 30   Battle of Chambersburg, PA   

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 02   2nd Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens   

Aug 03   Battle of Mobile AL.   

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.   

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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,