Birthdays
Myra Colby Bradwell
Turns 33 on this date
John Churchill Brooking
Turns 28 on this date
Johnson Hagood
Turns 35 on this date
Hoar Ebenezer Rockwood
Turns 48 on this date
Isaac McCurley
Turns 25 on this date
George Douglas Ramsay
Turns 62 on this date
John Henry Winder
Turns 64 on this date
James H. Wolf
Turns 30 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Australian ship sinks in a storm in the Pacific, survivors reached land three weeks later barely alive | 02/21/1864 |
| Religion/Philosophy | In Baltimore, the first Catholic Church exclusively for the use of African-Americans is dedicated | 02/21/1864 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is sitting in its fourth and final session |
11/18/1863 to 02/21/1864 |
| 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 |