16 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).
American Civil War: Confederate forces unsuccessfully attacked Union troops at the Battle of Atlanta.
José Antônio Saraiva announced that the Brazilian military would exact reprisals after Uruguay's governing Blanco…
American Civil War: At the Battle of Globe Tavern, Union forces attempted to sever the Weldon Railroad during the…
Under the leadership of Henry Dunant and the International Committee of the Red Cross, twelve European states signed…