Birthdays
Bradley Tyler Johnson
Turns 35 on this date
John McAllister Schofield
Turns 33 on this date
Giles Alexander Smith
Turns 35 on this date
Louis J. Weichmann
Turns 22 on this date
Alpheus Starkey Williams
Turns 54 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | In Virginia, three soldiers from the same regiment win the Medal of Honor in the attack on New Market Heights | 09/29/1864 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In Virginia, Union attacks at Chaffin's Farm tighten the ring around Petersburg |
09/29/1864 to 09/30/1864 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Private John Taylor Cuddy dies in the Florence Military Prison in South Carolina | 09/29/1864 |