August is the eighth month of the year (between July and September) in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere.
August symbols: The birthstones of August are the peridot and sardonyx. Its birth flower is the gladiolus or poppy, meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage and family. The zodiac signs for the month of August are Leo (until August 22) and Virgo (from August 23 onwards).
Historical Events for August, 1864
Day of Week 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.
Day of Week 17th » American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville – Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida.
Day of Week 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.
Day of Week 22nd » Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Conventions known as Geneva Convention.
Day of Week 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.
Day of Week 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)