Timeline September 1864

Events in September 1864 5

• 1775 – 1864 Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864) Died 17 September 1864, aged 89 English writer and poet known for his prose work Imaginary Conversations and for his combative, independent life. He died in Florence, Italy, where he had spent much of his later life.
• 1825 – 1864 John Hunt Morgan (1825-1864) Died 4 September 1864, aged 39 Confederate cavalry general famous for long-range raids into Union territory, including "Morgan's Raid" through Indiana and Ohio. He was killed by Union troops in Greeneville, Tennessee.
• 1864 Fall of Atlanta Sherman captures key Confederate rail hub After a summer-long campaign, Union forces under William T. Sherman occupied Atlanta, Georgia, one of the Confederacy's most important rail and manufacturing centers. The victory boosted Northern morale ahead of the 1864 presidential election.
• 1864 International Workingmen's Association Founded Leadership of the "First International" Marx was a founding member and leading intellectual force of the International Workingmen's Association, later known as the First International, established in London in September 1864. He drafted its inaugural address and rules, using the organization to unite European labor and socialist movements, though it was ultimately riven by ideological conflict, notably with anarchist Mikhail Bakunin.
• 1864 International Workingmen's Association founded First International established in London Trade unionists and socialists from several European countries met in London to found the International Workingmen's Association, later known as the First International. Karl Marx helped draft its founding address, and the organization became a major vehicle for international labor politics.