Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1862

May 31 Robert Hatton, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at about 34 on this day in history.  

Jun 06 On this day in history turner Ashby, General, killed near Harrisonburg VA, dies at 33  

Jun 07 In the year 1862 death of william B Mumford, 1st US citizen hanged for treason, at 42  

Jun 17 On this day in history charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49  

Jun 27 Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, Confederate major, dies in battle at about 35 in the year 1862.  

Jun 30 In the year 1862 richard Griffith, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 48  

Jul 03 In the year 1862 william Barksdale, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 40  

Jul 05 Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist (b. 1800) died in the year 1862.  

Jul 15 On this day in history david Emanuel Twiggs, US Confederate gen-mjr (Monterrey), dies at 72  

Jul 24 Martin Van Buren, 8th pres (1837-41), dies in Kinderhook NY at 79 on this day in history.  

Aug 05 Thomas Williams, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47 in the year 1862.  

Aug 06 On this day in history francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71  

Aug 09 Joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46 in the year 1862.  

Aug 10 Shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (b. 1829) died in the year 1862.  

Aug 22 Henry Bohlen, German/US brig-general (Union), dies in battle at 51 on this day in history.  

Aug 31 In the year 1862 george William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle  

Sep 01 In the year 1862 isaac Ingalls Stevens, US Union general-major, dies in battle at 44  

Sep 02 On this day in history thornton F Brodhead, US lawyer/politician/brig-general, dies at 40  

Sep 10 In the year 1862 carlos A Lopez, president of Paraguay (1844-62), dies at 71  

Sep 14 On this day in history jesse Lee Reno, Union general-major (Reno Nevada), dies at 39  

Sep 17 Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, (Rep-D)/Confederate brig-general, dies at 41 in the year 1862.  

Sep 19 In the year 1862 [Lewis] Henry Little, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 45  

Sep 29 In the year 1862 death of william "Bull" Nelson, Union general-major, murdered at 38  

Sep 30 In the year 1862 isaac Peace Rodman, banker/Union brig-gen, dies of injury at about 40  

Oct 03 On this day in history pleasant Adam Hackleman, Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47  

Oct 04 William Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Oct 08 In the year 1862 james Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39  

Oct 16 George Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31 in the year 1862.  

Oct 18 On this day in history james Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th  

Oct 30 On this day in history ormsby Mcknight Mitchel, US astronomer/Union-general-major, dies at 53  

Nov 06 Charles Davis Jameson, US Union brig-gen (Fair Oaks), dies at 35 on this day in history.  

Nov 09 In the year 1862 john Bordenave Villepigue, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 32  

Nov 11 In the year 1862 death of james Madison Porter, American politician (b. 1793)  

Nov 13 In the year 1862 ludwig Uhland, writer, dies at 75  

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Jan 01 Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 24 Edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth) was born on this day in history.  

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