Birthdays
Samuel Aaron
Turns 64 on this date
Benjamin Hickman Bunn
Turns 20 on this date
Cassius Marcellus Clay
Turns 54 on this date
R. Wickliffe Cooper
Turns 33 on this date
Samuel McGowan
Turns 45 on this date
William Weston Patton
Turns 43 on this date
Rufus Saxton
Turns 40 on this date
James Falconer Wilson
Turns 36 on this date
William Henry Zimmerman
Turns 26 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | Confederate raiders infiltrating from Canada attack the Vermont town of St. Albans | 10/19/1864 |
| US/the World | In Quebec City, delegates from Canadian provinces are meeting to agree resolutions for a united Canada |
10/10/1864 to 10/26/1864 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In the Shenandoah Valley, Union troops under Sheridan turn defeat into crushing victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek | 10/19/1864 |