July–September 1864

american civil war in 1864



july 18 – president lincoln issues true proclamation of conscription of 500,000 men, u.s. civil war.
july 19 – third battle of nanking climaxes, when taiping heavenly kingdom capital of nanking falls assault imperial qing dynasty forces, in last major action of taiping rebellion in china. there more million troops in battle, , taiping army sustains @ least 100,000 dead.
july 20 – american civil war – battle of peachtree creek: near atlanta, confederate forces led general john bell hood unsuccessfully attack union troops under general william t. sherman.
july 22 – american civil war – battle of atlanta: outside of atlanta, confederate general hood leads unsuccessful attack on union troops under general sherman, on bald hill.
july 24 – american civil war – second battle of kernstown: confederate general jubal defeats union troops led general george crook in effort keep yankees out of shenandoah valley.
july 28 – american civil war – battle of ezra church: confederate troops, led general hood, make third unsuccessful attempt drive union forces under general sherman atlanta, georgia.
july 29 – american civil war: confederate spy belle boyd arrested union troops, , detained @ old capitol prison in washington, d.c.
july 30 – american civil war – battle of crater: union forces attempt break confederate lines, exploding large bomb under trenches.


august 5: battle of mobile bay



august 1 – elgin watch company founded in elgin, illinois.
august 5 – american civil war – battle of mobile bay: @ mobile bay near mobile, alabama, admiral david farragut leads union flotilla through confederate defenses, , seals 1 of last major southern ports.
august 10 – undeclared uruguayan war begins, when uruguay refuses ultimatum empire of brazil.
august 13 – first fish , chips shop perhaps opens in london.
august 18 – american civil war – battle of globe tavern: forces under union general ulysses s. grant try cut vital confederate supply-line petersburg, virginia, attacking wilmington , weldon railroad, forcing confederates use wagons.
august 22 – first geneva convention, amelioration of condition of wounded in armies in field, signed in geneva 12 european states, under auspices of international committee relief wounded (predecessor of international red cross , red crescent movement).





august 31 – american civil war: union forces, led general william t. sherman, launch assault on atlanta.
september 1 – american civil war: confederate general hood evacuates atlanta, after 4-month siege mounted union general sherman.
september 1 – charlottetown conference: delegates canadian colonies meet, discuss canadian confederation.
september 2 – american civil war: union forces under general sherman enter atlanta, day after confederate defenders fled city.
september 5–6 – bombardment of shimonoseki: american, british, dutch , french alliance engages powerful feudal japanese warlord or daimyo lord mori takachika, of chōshū clan, based in shimonoseki, japan.
september 7 – american civil war: atlanta, georgia evacuated on orders of union general william tecumseh sherman.
september 16 – pope pius ix establishes diocese of gozo.
september 17 – american civil war: second battle of cabin creek fought in indian territory.
september 28 – international workingmen s association founded in london.




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