Historical Events In 1862

Mar 10   Great Britain & France recognizes independence of Zanzibar in the year 1862.  

Mar 10   Great Britain &France recognizes independence of Zanzibar on this day in history.  

Mar 10   In the year 1862 uS issues paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 &$1000)  

Mar 11   General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia on this day in history.  

Mar 11   In the year 1862 lincoln removes McClellen as general-in-chief & makes him head of  

Mar 11   In the year 1862 lincoln removes McClellen as general-in-chief &makes him head of Army of the Potomac. Gen Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief  

Mar 12   On this day in history jane Delano, US, nurse/teacher/founder (Red Cross)  

Mar 13   In the year 1862 vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer  

Mar 14   Battle of New Bern NC General Burnside conquers New Bern in the year 1862.  

Mar 14   Battle of New Bern NC: General Burnside conquers New Bern in the year 1862.  

Mar 14   On this day in history vilhelm FK Bjerknes, Norwegian/US physicist/meteorology  

Mar 15   Gen John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin, TN on this day in history.  

Mar 15   On this day in history general John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin TN  

Mar 16   On this day in history battle at Pound Gap Kentucky: Confederates separate battles  

Mar 16   Battle at Pound Gap KY Confederates separate battles in the year 1862.  

Mar 16   Battle at Pound Gap KY: Confederates separate battles on this day in history.  

Mar 17   On this day in history fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62  

Mar 19   On this day in history f Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73  

Mar 22   On this day in history san Marino & Italy conclude treaty of friendship & cooperation  

Mar 23   On this day in history battle of Kernstown VA-Jackson begins his Valley Campaign  

Mar 23   On this day in history karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81  

Mar 23   On this day in history nathaniel Reed, American outlaw turned evangelist (d.1950)  

Mar 26   On this day in history battle of La Glorieta Pass New Mexico Territory (Apache Canyon, Pigeon's Ranch)  

Mar 26   Battle of La Glorieta Pass, NM Terr (Apache Canyon, Pigeon's Ranch) on this day in history.  

Mar 26   George William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer in the year 1862.  

Mar 28   In the year 1862 aristide Briand, France, 11x premier (1909-22) (Nobel 1926)  

Mar 28   Skirmish at Bealeton Station, Virginia in the year 1862.  

Mar 31   Civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River on this day in history.  

Mar 31   In the year 1862 civil War action at Island #10 on the Mississippi River  

Apr 01   Shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA in the year 1862.  

Apr 02   Nicholas Murray Butler, US, Columbia U pres/pacifist (Nobel 1931) in the year 1862.  

Apr 03   James Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 04   Battle of Yorktown begins in the year 1862.  

Apr 04   On this day in history harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna), dies at 45  

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1862.  

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 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 in the year 1862.  

Jan 01   In the year 1862 death of mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801)  

Jan 05   Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1862.  

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

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

Jan 20   In the year 1862 death of felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines  

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

Feb 03   Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87 in the year 1862.  

Feb 07   Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.