Birthdays
John Quincy Adams
Turns 16 on this date
James Henry Carlisle
Turns 39 on this date
Phil Moore Leakin
Turns 34 on this date
John Henry Martin
Turns 30 on this date
John Harmon Phillips
Turns 44 on this date
Joseph Pannell Taylor
Turns 68 on this date
Events
| Education/Culture | "Notre-Dame of Paris," final opera of William Henry Fry, debuts in his home city in aid of soldiers' charity | 05/04/1864 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In Virginia, the Union Army crosses the Rapidan River and begins Grant's Overland Campaign | 05/04/1864 |
| 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 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The House of Representatives passes the Wade-Davis Bill setting radical requirements for Reconstruction | 05/04/1864 |