Historical Events In 1862

Mar 10   In the year 1862 great Britain & France recognizes independence of Zanzibar  

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

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

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

Mar 11   On this day in history 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   On this day in history vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer  

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

Mar 14   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 17   Fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Mar 19   F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73 in the year 1862.  

Mar 22   San Marino & Italy conclude treaty of friendship & cooperation on this day in history.  

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

Mar 28   Aristide Briand, France, 11x premier (1909-22) (Nobel 1926) on this day in history.  

Mar 28   Skirmish at Bealeton Station, Virginia on this day in history.  

Mar 31   Civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River in the year 1862.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 03   In the year 1862 james Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies  

Apr 04   On this day in history battle of Yorktown begins  

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

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

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of john E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher  

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

Jan 24   On this day in history birth of edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth)  

Jan 29   Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) was born in the year 1862.  

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1862 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 in the year 1862.  

Jan 24   On this day in history 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.