Page 3: Historical Events In 1864

Feb 21   -22] Battle at Okolona, Mississippi   

Feb 21   Battle at Okolonam MS.   

Feb 21   inaugural US Catholic parish church for blacks dedicated, Baltimore MD   

Feb 21   Jeffery Forrest, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

Feb 22   -27] Battle at Dalton Georgia   

Feb 22   2nd/last day of Battle of Okolona MS   

Feb 22   Battle at Dalton, Georgia   

Feb 22   Jules Renard, France, writer (Poil de Carotte)   

Feb 24   -Feb 25] Battle of Tunnel Hill, GA (Buzzard's Roost).   

Feb 24   Battle of Tunnel Hill GA (Buzzard's Roost)   

Feb 27   6th and last day of Battle at Dalton, Georgia (about 600 casualties).   

Feb 27   Near Andersonville GA, rebels open a new POW camp "Camp Sumpter"   

Feb 28   -Mar 3rd] Skirmish at Albemarle County Virginia (Burton's Ford).   

Feb 28   Raid at Kilpatrick's Richmond.   

Feb 28   Skirmish at Albemarle County Virginia (Burton's Ford).   

Mar 01   Louis Ducos du Hauron patents movie machine (never built)   

Mar 01   Rebecca Lee (US) is recorded as becoming inaugural black woman to receive a medical degree.   

Mar 01   Rebecca Lee, 1st black woman to get a medical degree.   

Mar 03   Ulric Dahlgren, Union colonel, dies in battle at 21.   

Mar 04   Thomas Starr King, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity and Humanity), dies   

Mar 05   1st track meet between Oxford and Cambridge.   

Mar 05   The inaugural track meet between Oxford and Cambridge.   

Mar 07   Battle of Wilderness ends (total losses USA-17666; CSA-7500)   

Mar 07   Skirmish at Port Walthall Junction VA (Drewry's Bluff)   

Mar 09   Ulysses S Grant is appointed commander of Union Army.   

Mar 10   Grant is named commander of the Union armies.   

Mar 10   Maximilian II Jozef, King of Bayern (1848-64), dies at 52   

Mar 10   Red River campaign Louisiana.   

Mar 11   Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Sparta), Tennessee   

Mar 14   Rossini's "Petite Messe Solennelle", premieres in Paris France   

Mar 14   Rossini's "Petite Messe Solennelle," premieres in Paris   

Mar 14   Samuel Baker discovers another source of the Nile in East Africa and names it Lake Albert Nyanza.   

Mar 14   Union troops occupy Fort de Russy, Louisiana   

Mar 14   [John] Casey Jones, RR engineer (Ballad of Casey Jones)   

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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,