Birthdays
Hamilton Prioleau Bee
Turns 42 on this date
Schuyler Hamilton
Turns 42 on this date
Robert Ward Johnson
Turns 50 on this date
Benjamin Crispin Lippincott
Turns 37 on this date
Daniel McCook Jr.
Turns 30 on this date
John Gregory Smith
Turns 46 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | At the Battle of Atlanta, the Union's Army of the Tennessee defeats Confederate attempts to defend the city | 07/22/1864 |
| Battles/Soldiers | General James McPherson, commanding the Union's Army of the Tennessee, is killed at the Battle of Atlanta | 07/22/1864 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In Georgia, Union Colonel John W. Sprague fights a determined rearguard action and saves his Army's supply trains | 07/22/1864 |