Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1862

May 31 On this day in history robert Hatton, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at about 34  

Jun 06 Turner Ashby, General, killed near Harrisonburg VA, dies at 33 in the year 1862.  

Jun 07 On this day in history death of william B Mumford, 1st US citizen hanged for treason, at 42  

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

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1862 david Emanuel Twiggs, US Confederate gen-mjr (Monterrey), dies at 72  

Jul 24 In the year 1862 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 In the year 1862 francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71  

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

Aug 10 On this day in history death of shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (b. 1829)  

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

Aug 31 George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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 Jesse Lee Reno, Union general-major (Reno Nevada), dies at 39 in the year 1862.  

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

Sep 19 [Lewis] Henry Little, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 45 on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 03 Pleasant Adam Hackleman, Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47 in the year 1862.  

Oct 04 William Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36 in the year 1862.  

Oct 08 On this day in history james Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39  

Oct 16 On this day in history george Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31  

Oct 18 James Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th in the year 1862.  

Oct 30 In the year 1862 ormsby Mcknight Mitchel, US astronomer/Union-general-major, dies at 53  

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

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

Nov 11 On this day in history death of james Madison Porter, American politician (b. 1793)  

Nov 13 Ludwig Uhland, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera)  

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 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 in the year 1862.  

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.