* Kate Austin ( 1864 – 1902 ), American writer, feminist and anarchist

* 1864 – William Bate Hardy, British biochemist ( d. 1934 )

* 1864 – American Civil War: The Fort Pillow massacre: Confederate forces kill most of the African American soldiers that surrendered at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.

* 1864 – Jean, duc Decazes, French aristocrat and sportsman ( d. 1912 )

* 1864 – Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet ( d. 1913 )

* 1864 – 12 nations sign the First Geneva Convention.

* 1864 – Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast ( d. 1919 )

* 1916 – Roger Casement, Irish rebel ( b. 1864 )

* 1925 – William Bruce, Australian cricketer ( b. 1864 )

* Sebastian Osterrieder ( 1864 – 1932 ): sculptor

* 1864 – Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War.

* 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville – Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida.

* 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern – Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.

His sister was Lucy Aikin ( 1781 – 1864 ), a historical writer.

* 1864 – The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico except Galveston, Texas.

* 1864 – Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece ( d. 1936 )

* 1864 – The U. S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.

* 1864 – During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta, Georgia.

* 1864 – Battle of Dybbøl: A Prussian-Austrian army defeats Denmark and gains control of Schleswig.

* 1864 – Richard Harding Davis, American author ( d. 1916 )

* 1864 – Charles Lot Church, Canadian politician ( b. 1777 )

* 1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins – Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina.

* Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve 1793 – 1864, Dorpat and Pulkowa / St .- Petersburg ( Russia )

The fort's tower bell was rescued from the remains by Police Constable Jacob Schoenewald and donated for use in the bell tower of St. Joseph's Catholic Church during its construction in 1864.

In 1864, Ellen took up temporary residence in South Bend, Indiana, to have her young family educated at the University of Notre Dame and St. Mary's College.

* St. Elizabeth the Holy New Martyr ( Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine ( 1864 – 1918 )

* St. Sebastian, Heathland, Wokingham, Berkshire, 1864

* St. Andrew's parish church, Blunsdon St Andrew, Wiltshire: restoration: 1864 – 68

Located at 1 E. Screven St., Quitman, it was constructed in 1864 and designed by John Wind.

* St Leonard, Yarpole, Herefordshire, restoration of chancel ( 1864 )

* St David's Cathedral, St Davids, Wales ( 1864 – 76 )

Statues of Mathew stand on St. Patrick's Street, Cork by JH Foley ( 1864 ), and on O ' Connell Street, Dublin by Mary Redmond ( 1893 ).

St. Luke's Episcopal Church's chapel and cemetery are a State Landmark following a principal role in the American Civil War battle of Marianna in 1864.

St. Charles was settled in May 1864 by Mormon pioneers.

In 1864, the Utah Territorial Legislature created Richland County ( shortened to Rich in 1868 ) for the Bear Lake Valley settlements with St. Charles as its county seat.

The name of the settlement was changed from St. Mary's to Stevensville in 1864 to honor territorial governor Isaac Ingle Stevens.

He was killed in action in 1862 at Chantilly .... Stevens laid out a new town near the ruins of St. Mary's Mission and Fort Owen ... It was named Stevensville in his honor and authorized by President Lincoln on May 12, 1864.

Most of the other buildings are Victorian or later and include: St. Alban Quad ( or " Stubbins "), designed by Basil Champneys, built on the site of the medieval St. Alban Hall ( elements of the older façade are incorporated into the part that faces onto Merton Street ); the Grove building, built in 1864 by William Butterfield but " chastened " in the 1930s ; the buildings beyond the Fellows ' Garden called " Rose Lane "; several buildings north of Merton Street, including a real tennis court, and the Old Warden's Lodgings ( designed by Champneys in 1903 ); and a new quadrangle in Holywell Street, some distance away from the college.

In 1864, the two were merged into the " Bee " Line: the Bellefontaine Railway, in 1869, into the first " Big Four ": the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway, and in 1889, into the second " Big Four ": the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway.

In 1864, The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway decided to locate the country's largest railroad shops and yards in Dennison.

* George Smith ( bishop ) ( 1815 – 1871 ), 2nd principal of St. Paul's College, Hong Kong, 1849 – 1864

Lower town: town hall built in 1686 ( façade from 1898 ) Gothic Seekapelle, Landhaus ( built from 1973 to 1982 by W. Holzbauer ), the former Kornhausmarkt ( built from 1838 to 1940, altered from 1951 to 1955 ) now houses a theatre, Protestant church of the Sacred Cross ( 1862 – 1864 ), Parish church, church of St. Kolumban ( 1962 – 1966 ), Kunsthaus Bregenz ( 1991 – 1997 ), Tourismushaus tourist centre ( 1994 – 1998 ).

One of the people who joined McPhail in 1864 was John St. George Honner.