Page 13: Historical Events In 1864

Sep 02   Union General William T Sherman captures Atlanta   

Sep 03   Battle of Berryville, VA   

Sep 03   Hale Ascher VanderCook, composer   

Sep 04   Bread riots in Mobile, Alabama.   

Sep 05   British, French and Dutch fleets attacked Japan in Shimonoseki Straits   

Sep 07   Giovanni Tebaldini, composer   

Sep 14   Lord Cecil of Chelwood, UK, help form League of Nations (Nobel 1937).   

Sep 16   Battle of Coggin's Point, Virginia (Hampton-Rosser Cattle Raid)   

Sep 17   Grant approves Sheridan's plan for Shenandoah Valley Campaign.   

Sep 17   Walter Savage Landor, author, dies   

Sep 18   Battle of Martinsburg WV.   

Sep 19   3rd Battle of Winchester Virginia (Opequon, 3rd Winchester)   

Sep 19   Archibald Campbell Godwin, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

Sep 19   Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia.   

Sep 22   Battle of Fisher's Hill VA-Gen Early Retreats to Brown's Gap.   

Sep 22   Louis Van Deyssel, writer (Small Republic, One Love).   

Sep 23   Battle of Athens VA.   

Sep 24   Battle of Pilot Knob MO.   

Sep 27   Alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist/author.   

Sep 27   Battle at Pilot Knob (Ft Davidson), Missouri: 1700 killed/injured   

Sep 28   -30) Battle of Fort Harrison VA (Chaffin's Farm New Market Heights)   

Sep 28   Barry E Odell Pain, English writer (Punch)   

Sep 29   Battle of Waynesboro and New Market Heights VA   

Sep 29   Hiram Burnham, US Union-colonel (Chancellorsville), dies in battle.   

Sep 29   Miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Bilbao Spain, philosopher (Ensayos, Teatro)   

Sep 30   Battle of Preble's Farm VA (Poplar Springs Church)   

Oct 01   Cyclone strikes Calcutta: 70000 killed.   

Oct 01   John Dunovant, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

Oct 02   Battle of Saltville, VA.   

Oct 04   National black convention meets (Syracuse NY)   

Oct 04   New Orleans Tribune, inaugural black daily newspaper, forms.   

Oct 05   Battle of Allatoona, 1/3 of Union troops die repulsing South.   

Oct 05   Battle of Allatoona, 1/3 of Union troops die repulsing the South.   

Oct 05   Louis Lumière, with brother Auguste made 1st motion picture in 1895.   

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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,