Historical Events In 1864

Nov 29   4th & last day of skirmishes at Waynesboro, Georgia in the year 1864.  

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   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   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   Hiram Bronson Granbury, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33 in the year 1864.  

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

Dec 01   Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, TN to Saltville, VA in the year 1864.  

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 in the year 1864.  

Dec 03   Herman Heijermans Jr, Dutch writer (Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City) on this day in history.  

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

Dec 04   In the year 1864 battle of Waynesborough (Brier Creek) GA  

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

Dec 06   In the year 1864 battle of Deveaux's Neck, SC  

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   In the year 1864 sidney Homer, composer  

Dec 10   In the year 1864 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   Battle of Nashville, TN on this day in history.  

Dec 16   Battle of Nashville on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1864.  

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

Dec 21   Gen Sherman conquers Savannah in the year 1864.  

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

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   In the year 1864 battle of Gordonsville, VA  

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

Dec 29   Fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1864 birth of bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911)  

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

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)  

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

Jan 10   George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12] was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword)  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1864.  

Jan 16   On this day in history anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at 68  

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

Jan 24   In the year 1864 otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54