Historical Events In 1862

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

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

Mar 10   On this day in history uS issues paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 &$1000)  

Mar 11   On this day in history general Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia  

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

Mar 11   Lincoln removes McClellen as general-in-chief &makes him head of Army of the Potomac. Gen Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief on this day in history.  

Mar 12   In the year 1862 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 14   In the year 1862 battle of New Bern NC: General Burnside conquers New Bern  

Mar 14   Vilhelm FK Bjerknes, Norwegian/US physicist/meteorology in the year 1862.  

Mar 15   Gen John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin, TN in the year 1862.  

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

Mar 16   In the year 1862 battle at Pound Gap Kentucky: Confederates separate battles  

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

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

Mar 17   Fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62 in the year 1862.  

Mar 19   F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 23   In the year 1862 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   Battle of La Glorieta Pass New Mexico Territory (Apache Canyon, Pigeon's Ranch) in the year 1862.  

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

Mar 26   George William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 28   On this day in history 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   Civil War action at Island #10 on the Mississippi River in the year 1862.  

Apr 01   On this day in history shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA  

Apr 02   Nicholas Murray Butler, US, Columbia U pres/pacifist (Nobel 1931) on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939)  

Jan 08   Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co) was born in the year 1862.  

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   In the year 1862 birth of edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth)  

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

Jan 30   In the year 1862 birth of walter Johannes Damrosch, composer  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801)  

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

Jan 10   In the year 1862 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   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   On this day in history jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87  

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