Birthdays
Hanson F. Forrest
Turns 31 on this date
John Beauchamp Jones
Turns 54 on this date
William Miller McAllister
Turns 21 on this date
Philip Henry Sheridan
Turns 33 on this date
Gerrit Smith
Turns 67 on this date
Horatio Gouverneur Wright
Turns 44 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Famous former blockade runner, now a U.S. Navy patrol vessel, sunk in a collision off North Carolina | 03/06/1864 |
| 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 |