WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO DECEMBER 1864
Find out what all happened April to December 1864

American Civil War: Colonel Emory Upton leads a 10-regiment "Attack-in-depth" assault against the Confederate works at The Battle of Spotsylvania, which, though ultimately unsuccessful, would provide the idea for the massive assault against the Bloody Angle on May 12. Upton is slightly wounded but is immediately promoted to Brigadier general. (10. May 1864)

The Indian city of Calcutta is almost totally destroyed by a cyclone; 60,000 die. (5. October 1864)

American Civil War: Battle of Fort Stevens; Confederate forces attempt to invade Washington, D.C. (11. July 1864)

Ninety-nine people are killed in Canada's worst railway disaster near St-Hilaire, Quebec. (29. June 1864)

American Civil War: Atlanta, Georgia, is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman. (7. September 1864)

American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C. (29. July 1864)

American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins. (15. June 1864)

American Civil War: the Confederate Army General John Bell Hood orders the evacuation of Atlanta, Georgia, ending a four-month siege by General William Tecumseh Sherman. (1. September 1864)

American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea – At Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman's campaign destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the Atlantic Ocean from Atlanta, Georgia. (4. December 1864)

American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea – Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta, Georgia to the ground in preparation for his march south. (11. November 1864)

The new Constitution of Greece is adopted. (13. November 1864)

American Civil War: Battle of Johnsonville – Confederate troops bombard a Union supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material. (4. November 1864)

American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church – Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia. (28. July 1864)

During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta, Georgia. (31. August 1864)

Taiping Rebellion: Third Battle of Nanking – The Qing Dynasty finally defeats the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. (19. July 1864)

American Civil War: Battle of New Market, Virginia – students from the Virginia Military Institute fight alongside the Confederate Army to force Union General Franz Sigel out of the Shenandoah Valley. (15. May 1864)

New Zealand Land Wars: The Tauranga Campaign ends. (21. June 1864)

The world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide was launched by William Pile, Hay and Co. in Sunderland, England, for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia. (7. May 1864)

American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea – Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's Union Army troops reach the outer Confederate defenses of Savannah, Georgia. (10. December 1864)

The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency. (22. April 1864)