WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO NOVEMBER 1864
Find out what all happened April to November 1864

American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea – Confederate General John Bell Hood invades Tennessee in an unsuccessful attempt to draw Union General William T. Sherman from Georgia. (22. November 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: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards. (7. May 1864)

Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time. (29. May 1864)

American Civil War Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor – The Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee engages the Army of the Potomac under Ulysses S. Grant and George Meade. (31. May 1864)

American Civil War: Battle of Ware Bottom Church – in the Virginia Bermuda Hundred Campaign, 10,000 troops fight in this Confederate victory. (20. May 1864)

After Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refuses Brazil's demands, José Antônio Saraiva announces that the Brazilian military will begin reprisals, beginning the Uruguayan War. (10. August 1864)

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

American Civil War: Battle of Cold Harbor – Union forces attack Confederate troops in Hanover County, Virginia. (3. June 1864)

American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta, Georgia, a day after the Confederate defenders flee the city, ending the Atlanta Campaign. (2. September 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 Plymouth begins – Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina. (17. April 1864)

The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico except Galveston, Texas. (23. August 1864)

American Civil War: Battle of Resaca – the battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta, Georgia. (13. May 1864)

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

American Civil War: Battle of Mansfield – Union forces are thwarted by the Confederate army at Mansfield, Louisiana. (8. April 1864)

Helena, Montana is founded after four prospectors discover gold at "Last Chance Gulch". (30. October 1864)

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation". (30. June 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)

American Civil War: The Battle of Chaffin's Farm is fought. (29. September 1864)