Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1862

May 31 In the year 1862 robert Hatton, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at about 34  

Jun 06 In the year 1862 turner Ashby, General, killed near Harrisonburg VA, dies at 33  

Jun 07 William B Mumford, 1st US citizen hanged for treason, at 42 died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist (b. 1800)  

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

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

Aug 05 On this day in history thomas Williams, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47  

Aug 06 Francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71 in the year 1862.  

Aug 09 On this day in history joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46  

Aug 10 Shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (b. 1829) died on this day in history.  

Aug 22 In the year 1862 henry Bohlen, German/US brig-general (Union), dies in battle at 51  

Aug 31 On this day in history 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 Thornton F Brodhead, US lawyer/politician/brig-general, dies at 40 in the year 1862.  

Sep 10 Carlos A Lopez, president of Paraguay (1844-62), dies at 71 in the year 1862.  

Sep 14 In the year 1862 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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 29 William "Bull" Nelson, Union general-major, murdered at 38 died in the year 1862.  

Sep 30 On this day in history 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 On this day in history william Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36  

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 on this day in history.  

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 James Madison Porter, American politician (b. 1793) died in the year 1862.  

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

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 08 In the year 1862 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 In the year 1862 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 On this day in history birth of frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha)  

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