1864

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Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century
Decades: 1830s 1840s 1850s - 1860s - 1870s 1880s 1890s
Years: 1861 1862 1863 - 1864 - 1865 1866 1867
1864 in topic:
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1864 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 1864
MDCCCLXIV
Ab urbe condita 2617
Armenian calendar 1313
ԹՎ ՌՅԺԳ
Chinese calendar 4500/4560-11-22
(癸亥年十一月廿二日)
— to —
4501/4561-12-3
(甲子年十二月初三日)
Ethiopian calendar 1856 – 1857
Hebrew calendar 5624 – 5625
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat 1919 – 1920
- Shaka Samvat 1786 – 1787
- Kali Yuga 4965 – 4966
Iranian calendar 1242 – 1243
Islamic calendar 1281 – 1282
Japanese calendar Bunkyū 4

(文久4年)

— changed to —
Genji 1

(元治元年)

- Imperial Year Kōki 2524
(皇紀2524年)
- Jōmon Era 11864
Thai solar calendar 2407

1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar.

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  • September 1 - American Civil War: Confederate General Hood evacuates Atlanta after a four month siege mounted by Union General Sherman.
  • September 1 - 8 - Delegates from the Canadian colonies meet at the Charlottetown Conference to discuss Canadian Confederation.
  • September 2 - American Civil War: Union forces under General Sherman enter Atlanta a day after the Confederate defenders fled the city.
  • September 7 - American Civil War: Atlanta, Georgia is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.

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  • December 4 - 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 Sherman's campaign of destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to Savannah, GA (Union forces did suffer more than three times the casualties as the Confederates, however).
  • December 15-16 - American Civil War: Union forces decisively defeat the Confederate Army of Tennessee at the Battle of Nashville

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