Historical Events In 1864

Nov 29   4th & last day of skirmishes at Waynesboro, Georgia on this day in history.  

Nov 29   In the year 1864 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   In the year 1864 colorado militia kills 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians  

Nov 29   In the year 1864 one-Eye, Cheyenne-chief, dies  

Nov 30   Battle of Franklin Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities in the year 1864.  

Nov 30   On this day in history battle of Franklin, Tennessee  

Nov 30   In the year 1864 hiram Bronson Granbury, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33  

Dec 01   On this day in history fire in Brisbane destroys city area bounded by Queen, George, Elizabeth and Albert streets.  

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

Dec 02   On this day in history archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31  

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

Dec 03   In the year 1864 herman Heijermans Jr, Dutch writer (Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City)  

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 in the year 1864.  

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

Dec 07   On this day in history skirmish at Ebenezer Creek/Cypress Swamp, Georgia  

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

Dec 09   In the year 1864 sidney Homer, composer  

Dec 10   On this day in history general Shermans armies reach Savannah & 12 day siege begins  

Dec 10   On this day in history sherman reaches Savannah and 12 day siege begins  

Dec 13   In the year 1864 battle of Ft McAllister, GA  

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

Dec 16   On this day in history battle of Nashville  

Dec 16   Battle of Nashville ends after 4400 casualities in the year 1864.  

Dec 17   John Felix August Korling, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 19   In the year 1864 adolf Sandberger, composer  

Dec 20   -Dec 27th] Battle of Ft Fisher, NC in the year 1864.  

Dec 21   On this day in history gen Sherman conquers Savannah  

Dec 21   William Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1864.  

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

Dec 24   Battle of Gordonsville, VA in the year 1864.  

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

Dec 29   Fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball in the year 1864.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1864 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   On this day in history birth of ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League)  

Jan 08   Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892) was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 09   In the year 1864 birth of vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926)  

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of george Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12]  

Jan 10   Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931) was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 11   Thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword) was born in the year 1864.  

Jan 04   Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1864 death of caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808)  

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

Jan 13   Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY in the year 1864.  

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   On this day in history otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54