Birthdays
Elbridge Hoffman Gerry
Turns 28 on this date
James Gilbreath Hamilton
Turns 47 on this date
John Newman Hank
Turns 37 on this date
Daniel Parish Kidder
Turns 49 on this date
Henry D Landis
Turns 40 on this date
John Lowell
Turns 40 on this date
Events
| 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 | Invalided back to Philadelphia from the front with sickness, Major General David Birney dies at his home | 10/18/1864 |