Page 16: Historical Events In 1864

Nov 29   On this day in history 4th & 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 29   Colorado militia kills 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians in the year 1864.   

Nov 29   One-Eye, Cheyenne-chief, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 30   In the year 1864 battle of Franklin Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities   

Nov 30   In the year 1864 battle of Franklin, Tennessee   

Nov 30   In the year 1864 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 on this day in history.   

Dec 01   On this day in history raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, TN to Saltville, VA   

Dec 02   Archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31 in the year 1864.   

Dec 02   Skirmish at Rocky Creek Church, Georgia on this day in history.   

Dec 03   Herman Heijermans Jr, Dutch writer (Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City) in the year 1864.   

Dec 03   On this day in history skirmish at Thomas' Station, Georgia   

Dec 04   Battle of Waynesborough (Brier Creek) GA on this day in history.   

Dec 04   Romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law on this day in history.   

Dec 06   Battle of Deveaux's Neck, SC in the year 1864.   

Dec 07   Skirmish at Ebenezer Creek/Cypress Swamp, Georgia on this day in history.   

Dec 08   In the year 1864 pope Pius IX publishes encyclical Quanta cura ("Syllabus errorum")   

Dec 09   On this day in history sidney Homer, composer   

Dec 10   General Shermans armies reach Savannah & 12 day siege begins on this day in history.   

Dec 10   Sherman reaches Savannah and 12 day siege begins in the year 1864.   

Dec 13   Battle of Ft McAllister, GA on this day in history.   

Dec 15   On this day in history battle of Nashville, TN   

Dec 16   Battle of Nashville in the year 1864.   

Dec 16   On this day in history battle of Nashville ends after 4400 casualities   

Dec 17   On this day in history john Felix August Korling, composer   

Dec 19   Adolf Sandberger, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 20   -Dec 27th] Battle of Ft Fisher, NC on this day in history.   

Dec 21   On this day in history gen Sherman conquers Savannah   

Dec 21   On this day in history william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51   

Dec 22   In the year 1864 hMS Bombay at Montevideo lost to fire off Montevideo, with the loss of nearly a hundred lives   

Dec 24   Battle of Gordonsville, VA on this day in history.   

Dec 28   Battle of Egypt Station, MS on this day in history.   

Dec 29   On this day in history fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work)   

Jan 05   Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League) was born in the year 1864.   

Jan 08   In the year 1864 birth of prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)   

Jan 09   Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926) was born in the year 1864.   

Jan 10   In the year 1864 birth of george Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12]   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931)   

Jan 11   Thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1864.   

Jan 07   Caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808) died in the year 1864.   

Jan 08   On this day in history victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83   

Jan 13   On this day in history stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY   

Jan 15   Isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792) died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68 in the year 1864.   

Jan 23   Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.