Page 15: Historical Events In 1864

Nov 24   Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, France, painter (At the Moulin Rouge).   

Nov 25   Confederate plot to burn NYC, fails   

Nov 26   Confederate troops vacate Sandersville Georgia.   

Nov 26   Herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet (May, Tiny Hero's Poem).   

Nov 27   2nd day of Battles at Waynesboro, Georgia   

Nov 28   3rd day of Battles at Waynesboro/Jones's Plantation, Georgia   

Nov 28   Carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver   

Nov 29   1200 American troops attack a camp of Cheyenne and Arapho indians who had surrended.   

Nov 29   4th and last day of skirmishes at Waynesboro, Georgia   

Nov 29   At dawn in Colorado territory, a militia under Major John Chivington attacks a winter encampment of Cheyenne Indians at Sand Creek, massacring over four hundred Indians, the majority of whom are women, children, or old men.   

Nov 29   Colorado militia results in the deaths of 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians   

Nov 29   One-Eye, Cheyenne-chief, dies.   

Nov 30   Battle of Franklin Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7700 casualities   

Nov 30   Battle of Franklin, Tennessee   

Nov 30   Hiram Bronson Granbury, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33.   

Dec 01   Fire in Brisbane destroys city area bounded by Queen, George, Elizabeth and Albert streets   

Dec 01   Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, TN to Saltville, VA   

Dec 02   Archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31.   

Dec 02   Skirmish at Rocky Creek Church, Georgia   

Dec 03   Herman Heijermans Jr, Dutch writer (Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City).   

Dec 03   Skirmish at Thomas' Station, Georgia   

Dec 04   Battle of Waynesborough (Brier Creek) GA.   

Dec 04   Romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law   

Dec 06   Battle of Deveaux's Neck, SC.   

Dec 07   Skirmish at Ebenezer Creek/Cypress Swamp, Georgia   

Dec 08   In this year, Pope Pius IX publishes encyclical Quanta cura ("Syllabus errorum").   

Dec 09   Sidney Homer, composer.   

Dec 10   General Shermans armies reach Savannah and 12 day siege begins   

Dec 10   Sherman reaches Savannah and 12 day siege begins.   

Dec 13   Battle of Ft McAllister, GA.   

Dec 15   Battle of Nashville, TN   

Dec 16   Battle of Nashville ends after 4400 casualities   

Dec 16   Battle of Nashville.   

Dec 17   John Felix August Korling, composer   

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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,