5th » American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.
17th » American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville – Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida.
18th » American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern – Union (American Civil War) e.g Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate States of America or Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
22nd » Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Conventions known as Geneva Convention.
23rd » The Union Navy Siege of Fort Morgan captures Fort Morgan (Alabama) Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate States of America Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico except Galveston, Texas.
31st » During the American Civil War, United States e.g Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an Battle of Jonesborough called assault on Atlanta, Georgia.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1864
23rd » Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1936)
26th » Anna Ulyanova, Russian politician (d. 1935)
27th » Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (d. 1919)