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A tugboat race in New York's East River ends in tragedy when one vessels bursts its boilers, killing four |
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In Prince George County, Virginia, Confederate raiders make off with thousands of Union cattle |
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In the Shenandoah Valley, Union forces triumph at the hard-fought Third Battle of Winchester |
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In Virginia, George S. Patton, Sr., grandfather of the famous World War II general, is mortally wounded |
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In western Virginia, Union forces drive Confederates from entrenched positions at the Battle of Fisher's Hill |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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John C. Frémont withdraws from the presidential election, healing a dangerous split in the Republican vote |
| Science/Technology |
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The autumn of 1864 begins at precisely 2:08 pm, Washington DC time |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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In New Jersey, the new Catholic Passionist Monastery in West Hoboken is dedicated |
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Confederate Colonel George S. Patton, Sr., grandfather of the famous World War II general, dies of wounds |
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Private John Taylor Cuddy dies in the Florence Military Prison in South Carolina |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Virginia, three soldiers from the same regiment win the Medal of Honor in the attack on New Market Heights |
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In Virginia, Union attacks at Chaffin's Farm tighten the ring around Petersburg |
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Michigan Colonel Norval E. Welch leads his men at the Battle of Peeble's Farm, leaping the enemy parapet |
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In fighting around Peeble's Farm, Union forces further tighten to ring around the key town of Petersburg |
| Personal |
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Mary Brown arrives in Red Bluff, California |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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Rosh Hashana |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In southern England, forty-six tons of gunpowder explodes and kills thirteen people |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Battle of Saltville, October 2, 1864 |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Brevet Major John R. Meigs, son of General Meigs, is killed by guerillas in Virginia |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In West Bengal, a powerful and deadly cyclone strikes the Indian port city of Kolkata |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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U.S. naval units controversially capture the notorious raider C.S.S. Florida in neutral waters off the coast of Brazil |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Virginia, Confederate attempts to relieve pressure on Petersburg are defeated on the Darbytown and New Market Roads |
| US/the World |
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In Quebec City, delegates from Canadian provinces are meeting to agree resolutions for a united Canada |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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Yom Kippur - the Jewish Day of Atonement |
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In Philadelphia. the National Union, supporting President Lincoln, scores impressive wins in state and city elections |
| Personal |
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In Maryland, Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney dies in office |
| US/the World |
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In South America, units of Brazil's army invade the Uruguayan province of Cerro Largo |
| Science/Technology |
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The largest warship built in Philadelphia yards up to then, the U.S.S. Chattanooga, is launched |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Invalided back to Philadelphia from the front with sickness, Major General David Birney dies at his home |
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In the Shenandoah Valley, Union troops under Sheridan turn defeat into crushing victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek |
