Page 14: Historical Events In 1864

Oct 26   Union troops ambush and kill 'Bloody' Bill Anderson in Richmond MI   

Oct 27   Andreas Randel, composer, dies at 58   

Oct 27   Battle of Boydton Plank Road, VA (Burgess' Mill, Southside Railroad).   

Oct 28   Adolfo Camarillo, prominent land owner, horse breeder, and rancher (d. 1958   

Oct 28   Second Battle of Newtonia (American Civil War), Newton County, Missouri.   

Oct 29   Greek parliament accept new Constitution   

Oct 30   Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer   

Oct 30   Helena, Montana's capital, founded.   

Oct 31   Nevada admitted as 36th state.   

Nov 01   -Dec) Tennessee campaign   

Nov 03   Antonio Goncalves Dias, Brazilian national poet, dies at sea   

Nov 04   Confederate assault on Johnsonville, Tennessee   

Nov 04   HMS Racehorse in the China Seas. The wreck of this ship, with the loss of a hundred lives, near Chefoo, at the southern entrance of the gulf of Pecheli, the Racehorse, 4, screw gun vessel, 200 horse power, and 695 tons, was built for the Admiralty by Messrs. Wigram and Co.,   

Nov 06   Battle of Cane Hill, AK   

Nov 07   2nd session of congress of Confederate States of America reconvenes   

Nov 08   Abraham Lincoln (R) elected to his 2nd term as president.   

Nov 08   Abraham Lincoln elected to his 2nd term as President.   

Nov 09   1st export of goods from Burrard Inlet, BC to a foreign country   

Nov 09   The inaugural export of goods from Burrard Inlet, B.C.on Canada's West Coast to a foreign country.   

Nov 10   Alexandre Levy, composer.   

Nov 10   Austrian Archduke Maximilian became emperor of Mexico   

Nov 10   Kingston, GA burned during Sherman's March to Sea.   

Nov 11   Alfred Hermann Fried, Germany, pacifist (Nobel 1911)   

Nov 11   Sherman's troops destroy Rome, Georgia.   

Nov 13   The new Constitution of Greece is adopted   

Nov 15   1st US mines school opens in basement of Columbia University, NY.   

Nov 15   Sherman burns Atlanta   

Nov 16   Confederate retreat at Lovejoy, Georgia.   

Nov 16   General William T. Sherman and his Union army troops begin their March to the Sea during the American Civil War   

Nov 19   George Barbier, Phila, actor (Tarzan's Revenge, Wife vs Secretary)   

Nov 20   Gerard W Kernkamp, Dutch historian/editor (Groene Amsterdammer).   

Nov 21   -22] Battle at Griswoldville, Georgia   

Nov 22   Battle at Griswoldville, Georgia, ends after 650 casualties   

Nov 23   -25] Battle at Ball's Ferry Georgia (30 casualties)   

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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,