Page 12: Historical Events In 1864

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   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.   

Aug 25   Combination rail and ferry service available from SF to Alameda   

Aug 25   Petersburg Campaign-Battle of Ream's Station   

Aug 29   William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae   

Aug 31   Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough.   

Aug 31   Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties.   

Aug 31   Ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39.   

Aug 31   Max Wilhelm Zach, composer   

Sep 01   2nd day of battle at Jonesboro Georgia, about 3000 casualties   

Sep 01   Roger David Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916)   

Sep 02   Union General William T Sherman captures and burns Atlanta   

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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,