Page 16: Historical Events In 1864

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

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 in the year 1864.   

Nov 29   Colorado militia kills 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians on this day in history.   

Nov 29   On this day in history one-Eye, Cheyenne-chief, dies   

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

Nov 30   In the year 1864 battle of Franklin, Tennessee   

Nov 30   On this day in history 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   Archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31 on this day in history.   

Dec 02   On this day in history skirmish at Rocky Creek Church, Georgia   

Dec 03   On this day in history herman Heijermans Jr, Dutch writer (Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City)   

Dec 03   In the year 1864 skirmish at Thomas' Station, Georgia   

Dec 04   On this day in history battle of Waynesborough (Brier Creek) GA   

Dec 04   On this day in history romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law   

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   On this day in history pope Pius IX publishes encyclical Quanta cura ("Syllabus errorum")   

Dec 09   In the year 1864 sidney Homer, composer   

Dec 10   In the year 1864 general Shermans armies reach Savannah & 12 day siege begins   

Dec 10   Sherman reaches Savannah and 12 day siege begins on this day in history.   

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

Dec 15   In the year 1864 battle of Nashville, TN   

Dec 16   Battle of Nashville in the year 1864.   

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

Dec 17   In the year 1864 john Felix August Korling, composer   

Dec 19   In the year 1864 adolf Sandberger, composer   

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

Dec 21   Gen Sherman conquers Savannah on this day in history.   

Dec 21   In the year 1864 william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51   

Dec 22   HMS Bombay at Montevideo lost to fire off Montevideo, with the loss of nearly a hundred lives on this day in history.   

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

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   Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work) was born in the year 1864.   

Jan 05   Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911) was born in the year 1864.   

Jan 06   In the year 1864 birth of ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League)   

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   George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12] was born in the year 1864.   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1864 birth of thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword)   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history death of caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808)   

Jan 08   Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792) died in the year 1864.   

Jan 16   Anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 24   Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1864.