Page 2: Historical Events In 1864

Feb 01   -Feb 8th] Battle of Yazoo River, MS   

Feb 01   2nd German-Danish war begins   

Feb 01   Austrian/Prussian troops occupy Sleeswijk/Holstein.   

Feb 01   Battle of Yazoo River, Mississippi.   

Feb 02   -Oct 7th) Cruise of CSS Florida   

Feb 02   Cruise of CSS Florida.   

Feb 03   Sherman's march through Georgia   

Feb 03   Sherman's march through Mississippi.   

Feb 04   Skirmish at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi.   

Feb 05   Carl Tieke, composer.   

Feb 05   Federals occupy Jackson MS.   

Feb 05   Federals occupy Jackson, Mississippi   

Feb 06   -7] Skirmish at Barnett's Ford Virginia.   

Feb 06   John Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author/poet (Anarchists).   

Feb 06   Skirmish at Barnett's Ford Virginia   

Feb 07   Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet).   

Feb 07   Federal troops occupy Jacksonville FL.   

Feb 07   Federal troops occupy Jacksonville, Florida   

Feb 11   Major Charls Heaphy, Auckland Rifel Volunteers, won the Victoria Cross at Mangapiko River, Waikato during the New Zealand (Maori) Wars.   

Feb 13   Meridian Campaign fighting at Chunky Creek and Wyatt, Mississippi   

Feb 13   Miridian Campaign fighting at Chunky Creek and Wyatt, Mississippi.   

Feb 14   Israel Zangwill, England, Jewish author/Zionist (Children of Ghetto)   

Feb 15   Fire in Rotterdam Neth damages Museum Boymans.   

Feb 15   Fire in Rotterdam Netherlands damages Museum Boymans   

Feb 15   Israel Zangwill, writer/Zionist/philanthropist, dies   

Feb 16   Battle of Mobile, AL - operations by Union Army.   

Feb 16   Battle of Mobile, AL   

Feb 16   Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58.   

Feb 17   Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, NSW Australia, poet (Waltzing Matilda).   

Feb 17   Confederate sub "HL Hunley" sinks Union ship "Housatonic"   

Feb 17   inaugural successful warship attack by a submarine during the American Civil War   

Feb 18   The Mark Twain classic, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is published in the U.S.   

Feb 19   Aritius S Talma, Dutch minister of Agriculture (Work Law of 1911).   

Feb 19   Knights of Pythias form 1st lodge in Wash DC (12 members).   

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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,