6 events found for 1864
American Civil War: African-American Union soldiers were massacred and mutilated during and after the Battle of Poison S
Congress passed the Coinage Act, which authorized the minting of the two-cent piece (pictured), the first U
Second Schleswig War: The Battle of Heligoland (depicted), the last naval engagement fought by squadrons of wooden ships
American Civil War: A small Confederate force, which included cadets from the Virginia Military Institute, forced the Un
American Civil War: The inconclusive Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in Virginia ended with combined Union and Confed