12 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
New Zealand Wars: A British victory against the Māori King Movement brought the Tauranga campaign to an end
American Civil War: General Sherman's frontal assault against the Confederate Army of Tennessee failed, but did not stop
A passenger train fell through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River near present-day Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
American Civil War: Confederate forces under Jubal Early began an unsuccessful attempt to capture Washington, D.C..
A riot broke out in Leicester, England, at the failed launching of a gas balloon (pictured).