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August. August 1 – The Elgin Watch Company is founded in Elgin, Illinois. August 5 – American Civil War – Battle of Mobile Bay: At Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.
Events 1 - 200 of 334. Jan 11 Charing Cross Station opens in London. Jan 14 Skirmish at Cosby Creek, Tennessee - General Robert B. Vance captured. Jan 16 Heavy fighting takes place near Dandridge, Tennessee. Jan 17 General James Longstreet 's command ends heavy fighting at Dandridgem, Tennessee. Jan 21 The Tauranga Campaign of the New Zealand ...
1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1864th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 864th year of the 2nd millennium, the 64th year of the 19th century, and the 5th year of the 1860s decade.
United States presidential election of 1864, American presidential election held on Nov. 8, 1864, in which Republican Pres. Abraham Lincoln defeated Democrat George B. McClellan . As the election occurred during the American Civil War , it was contested only by the states that had not seceded from
March 1, 1864. The plan by Judson Kilpatrick and Ulric Dahlgren to enter Richmond, liberate Union prisoners being held there and impact the government and its officials experiences a dramatic turn as the former turns back with his larger raiding force, leaving the latter to fend for himself with some 500 men against aroused local defenders, including civilian personnel pressed into action.
Dec 15, 2023 · February 3 — General William T. Sherman (USA) started his Meridian Campaign, employing “total war” tactics. February 9 — More than 100 Union officers escaped from Libby Prison in Virginia. February 17 — The Confederate submarine Hunley sank the USS Housatonic with a torpedo. February 24 — Andersonville Prison opened in Georgia.
Learn more about the Battle of Franklin, one of the fiercest battles of the Civil War. Our Ten Facts page will help expand your appreciation for this 1864 battle in Tennessee. Fact #1: John Bell Hood sought to defeat John Schofield’s Union force at Franklin before they could unite with fresh troops around Nashville.
