1864 Aug Am Civil War Gazette

The Extra!!! Edition of the American Civil War Gazette contains back issues as well as additional articles that did not appear in the daily edition.

Highlights of the August 1864 Edition:

- The Democratic Party meets in Chicago and nominates Gen. George B. McClellan for president and George H. Pendleton for vice-president [29-31]

- Sherman's Atlanta Campaign (Georgia) continues
- Skirmish at Utoy Creek
- Battle of Utoy Creek
- Second Battle of Dalton
- Battle of Lovejoy's Station
- Battle of Jonesborough

- Richmond-Petersburg Campaign continues (Virginia)
- Second Battle of Deep Bottom
- Battle of Globe Tavern
- Second Battle of Ream's Station

- Shimonoseki Campaign (Japan)
- Treaty Powers; United States, Great Britain, France, Netherlands
- Mito Rebellion continues
- Kinmon Incident

- Florida Operations
- Battle of Gainesville

- Operations Against New Bern and Plymouth (North Carolina) continue

- Forrest's Defense of Mississippi
- Second Battle of Memphis

- Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of 1864
- Early's Raid on the B&O Railroad ends (Maryland)
- Battle of Folck's Mill
- Battle of Moorefield
- Sheridan's Valley Campaign begins
- Battle of Guard Hill
- Battle of Summit Point
- Battle of Smithfield Crossing

- Mobile Bay Operations (Alabama)
- Siege of Fort Gaines
- Battle of Mobile Bay
- Farragut's famous quote: "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead"
- Siege of Fort Morgan

- Sioux/Dakota War (Dakota Territory)
- Sully's Expedition
- Battle of the Badlands

- U.S. Army
- Middle Military Division created from the Departments of the Susquehanna, Washington, West Virginia and the Middle Department
- Gen. Sheridan appointed commander

- Gold Hoax
- Brooklyn Eagle Joseph Howard, Jr. is released from prison after a three month sentence

- Fishing Creek Confederacy (Pennsylvania)