Historical Events In 1862

Dec 24   In the year 1862 joseph Funk, composer, dies at 84  

Dec 25   40,000 watch the Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, SC in the year 1862.  

Dec 25   40,000 watch Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, SC on this day in history.  

Dec 26   On this day in history -Dec 28th) Battle of Dumfries, VA  

Dec 26   38 Santee Sioux indians, hanged in Mankato on this day in history.  

Dec 26   Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer [NS] in the year 1862.  

Dec 26   First US navy hospital ship enters service in the year 1862.  

Dec 27   Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, MS (Chickasaw Bayou) on this day in history.  

Dec 28   Joaquim Casimiro Junior, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Dec 29   In the year 1862 battle of Chichasaw Bayou: confederate armies defeat Gen Sherman  

Dec 31   On this day in history -Jan 20th) Battle of Stone's River, TN (Stone River, Monfreesboro)  

Dec 31   James Edward Rains, lawyer/Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 29 in the year 1862.  

Dec 31   President Lincoln signs act admitting West Virginia to the Union on this day in history.  

Dec 31   USS Monitor founders in a storm off Cape Hatteras, NC.1862 Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1862 birth of sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939)  

Jan 08   In the year 1862 birth of frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)  

Jan 17   John E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 23   David Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 24   Edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 29   In the year 1862 birth of frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha)  

Jan 30   Walter Johannes Damrosch, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801) died on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81  

Jan 10   Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   John Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71 in the year 1862.  

Jan 20   Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines died in the year 1862.  

Jan 24   James McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33 on this day in history.  

Feb 03   Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Feb 07   Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1862.