59 events found for 1864
American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern: Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg,…
Bakumatsu: Kinmon incident: The Chōshū Domain attempts to expel the Satsuma and Aizu Domains from Japan's imperial…
Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.
American Civil War: The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on…
American Civil War: The Battle of Jonesborough, the culmination of the Atlanta campaign, begins as Union forces under…
American Civil War: The Battle of Jonesborough, alongside the overall Atlanta campaign, culminates in a Union victory…
American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta as the city surrenders, ending the Atlanta campaign as a victory for…
American Civil War: Atlanta is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
American Civil War: John Bell Hood begins the Franklin–Nashville Campaign in an unsuccessful attempt to draw William…
American Civil War: Union troops under Philip Sheridan defeat a Confederate force commanded by Jubal Early. With over…
The Battle of Chaffin's Farm is fought in the American Civil War.
The Treaty of Lisbon defines the boundaries between Spain and Portugal and abolishes the Couto Misto microstate.
American Civil War: Confederates defeat a Union attack on Saltville, Virginia. A massacre of wounded Union prisoners…
American Civil War: A US Navy ship captures a Confederate raider in a Brazilian seaport.
American Civil War: Union cavalrymen defeat Confederate forces at Toms Brook, Virginia during Sheridan's Shenandoah…
American Civil War: The Union garrison of Glasgow, Missouri surrenders to Confederate forces.
American Civil War: The Battle of Cedar Creek ends the last Confederate threat to Washington, DC.
American Civil War: Confederate agents based in Canada rob three banks in Saint Albans, Vermont.
American Civil War: The Battle of Westport is the last significant engagement west of the Mississippi River, ending in…