WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO AUGUST 1864
Find out what all happened January to August 1864

American Civil War: After ten weeks, the Union Army's Red River Campaign ends with the Union unable to achieve any of its objectives. (22. May 1864)

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

American Civil War: Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, Virginia, taking nearly 1,000 prisoners. (5. June 1864)

American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern – Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. (18. August 1864)

American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins – at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports. (5. August 1864)

American Civil War: The Red River Campaign : U.S. Navy fleet arrives at Alexandria, Louisiana. (15. March 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)

American Civil War: Battle of Kernstown – Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops led by General George Crook in an effort to keep them out of the Shenandoah Valley. (24. July 1864)

Ikedaya Incident: the Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya. (8. July 1864)

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

American Civil War: The Battle of Marks' Mills. (25. April 1864)

Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War. (29. April 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)

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: Battle of Gainesville – Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida. (17. August 1864)

American Civil War: The  H. L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USS Housatonic. (17. February 1864)

Montana is organized as a United States territory. (26. May 1864)

American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards. (7. May 1864)

American Civil War: the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ends. (19. May 1864)

12 nations sign the First Geneva Convention. (22. August 1864)