Birthdays
Benjamin Franklin Brooke
Turns 44 on this date
Samuel Maxwell Harrington
Turns 61 on this date
Isaac McIIvaine
Turns 65 on this date
William Edward Miller
Turns 28 on this date
John Hovey Rice
Turns 48 on this date
Abram Joseph Ryan
Turns 26 on this date
William Holland Thomas
Turns 59 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | In Hartford, Connecticut, Samuel Colt's arms factory suffers massive destruction by fire | 02/05/1864 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is sitting in its fourth and final session |
11/18/1863 to 02/21/1864 |
| Campaigns/Elections | The controversial "Pomeroy Circular"advocating Abraham Lincoln's replacement begins to appear | 02/05/1864 |
| Legal/Political | The first session of the 38th Congress is sitting in Washington DC from early January to early July, 1864 |
01/07/1864 to 07/03/1864 |
| Battles/Soldiers | William Stoker returns to Coffeeville, Texas on furlough |
01/24/1864 to 03/13/1864 |