Timeline November 1864

Events in November 1864 4

• 1864 Abraham Lincoln re-elected President Union voters endorse continuing the war Lincoln won a second term over Democratic challenger George B. McClellan, with recent Union military successes, including the fall of Atlanta, bolstering his campaign. The result confirmed the North's commitment to prosecuting the Civil War to its conclusion.
• 1864 Sherman's March to the Sea Union army devastates Georgia William T. Sherman led Union forces on a destructive march from Atlanta to Savannah, deliberately targeting infrastructure and supplies to break Southern will to fight. The campaign ended with the capture of Savannah in December.
• 1864 – 1901 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Post-Impressionism · France Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (November 24, 1864 – September 9, 1901) was a French Post-Impressionist painter who captured the nightlife of Montmartre with vivid immediacy. His posters for the Moulin Rouge defined the Art Nouveau aesthetic.
• 1864 Sand Creek Massacre US militia kills Cheyenne and Arapaho villagers Colorado Territory militia under Colonel John Chivington attacked a peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho encampment on Sand Creek, killing mostly women, children, and the elderly. The massacre provoked national controversy and fueled further conflict on the Plains.