Historical Events In 1862

Mar 10   On this day in history great Britain & France recognizes independence of Zanzibar  

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

Mar 10   US issues paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 &$1000) in the year 1862.  

Mar 11   General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia in the year 1862.  

Mar 11   On this day in history lincoln removes McClellen as general-in-chief & makes him head of  

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   Jane Delano, US, nurse/teacher/founder (Red Cross) on this day in history.  

Mar 13   In the year 1862 vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer  

Mar 14   On this day in history battle of New Bern NC General Burnside conquers New Bern  

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   On this day in history gen John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin, TN  

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

Mar 16   In the year 1862 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 in the year 1862.  

Mar 17   In the year 1862 fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62  

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

Mar 22   San Marino & Italy conclude treaty of friendship & cooperation in the year 1862.  

Mar 23   Battle of Kernstown VA-Jackson begins his Valley Campaign on this day in history.  

Mar 23   In the year 1862 karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81  

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

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   On this day in history george William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer  

Mar 28   Aristide Briand, France, 11x premier (1909-22) (Nobel 1926) in the year 1862.  

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   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 in the year 1862.  

Apr 04   In the year 1862 battle of Yorktown begins  

Apr 04   Harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna), dies at 45 in the year 1862.  

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Jan 01   Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 03   In the year 1862 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 23   On this day in history birth of david Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician  

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   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   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   On this day in history john Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71  

Jan 20   On this day in history 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   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.