Historical Events In 1862

Dec 24   On this day in history joseph Funk, composer, dies at 84  

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

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

Dec 26   In the year 1862 -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   On this day in history battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, MS (Chickasaw Bayou)  

Dec 28   In the year 1862 joaquim Casimiro Junior, composer, dies at 54  

Dec 29   On this day in history 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   In the year 1862 james Edward Rains, lawyer/Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 29  

Dec 31   In the year 1862 president Lincoln signs act admitting West Virginia to the Union  

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1862 birth of snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera)  

Jan 03   Sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)  

Jan 17   John E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

Jan 23   David Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 24   Edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth) was born in the year 1862.  

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   On this day in history death of mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801)  

Jan 05   In the year 1862 joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81  

Jan 10   On this day in history samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47  

Jan 18   John Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines died on this day in history.  

Jan 24   James McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33 in the year 1862.  

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

Feb 07   On this day in history frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61