Page 4: Historical Events In 1864

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).   

Mar 15   Johan Halvorsen, composer   

Mar 15   Red River Campaign-Union forces reach Alexandria LA   

Mar 15   Red River Campaign-Union forces reach Alexandria, LA.   

Mar 17   Alexandre Calamo, Swiss painter/etcher/lithographer, dies at 53   

Mar 18   Dale Dike on Humber River crumbles drowning some 240   

Mar 18   Karl M Lybeck, Finnish/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten).   

Mar 19   Opera "Mireille" premieres in Paris   

Mar 21   Battle at Henderson's Hill (Bayou Rapids) Louisiana.   

Mar 23   Encounter at Camden AR   

Mar 23   Hjalmar Borgstrom, composer.   

Mar 25   Battle of Paducah KY (Forrest's raid).   

Mar 25   Battle of Paducah, KY (Forrest's raid)   

Mar 29   Great Britain gives Isotope Islands back to Greece   

Mar 29   Union General Steeles troops reach Arkadelphia AR.   

Mar 30   Franz Oppenheimer, German sociologist/politician.   

Mar 30   Louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser, composer, dies 52   

Mar 30   Skirmish at Mount Elba AR   

Mar 30   Skirmish at Mount Elba, Arkansas.   

Apr 01   Marie Jungius, Dutch fairy tale writer.   

Apr 02   Skirmish at Crump's Hill (Piney Woods), Louisiana   

Apr 03   Skirmish at Okolona AR.   

Apr 03   Skirmish at Okolona, Arkansas   

Apr 04   Skirmish at Elkin's Ford (Little Missouri River), Arkansas   

Apr 07   The inaugural camel race in America was held in Sacramento, California   

Apr 08   Battle of Mansfield, La Federals routed by Gen Richard Taylor   

Apr 09   Battle of Mansfield, La Federals routed by Gen Richard Taylor   

Apr 09   Battle of Pleasant Hill LA, 2870 casualities.   

Apr 10   Austrian Archduke Maximilian is recorded as becoming emperor of Mexico.   

Apr 10   Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem).   

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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,