Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1862

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

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

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

Jun 17 In the year 1862 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history david Emanuel Twiggs, US Confederate gen-mjr (Monterrey), dies at 72  

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

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

Aug 06 In the year 1862 francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71  

Aug 09 Joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Sep 01 Isaac Ingalls Stevens, US Union general-major, dies in battle at 44 on this day in history.  

Sep 02 In the year 1862 thornton F Brodhead, US lawyer/politician/brig-general, dies at 40  

Sep 10 On this day in history carlos A Lopez, president of Paraguay (1844-62), dies at 71  

Sep 14 Jesse Lee Reno, Union general-major (Reno Nevada), dies at 39 on this day in history.  

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

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 Isaac Peace Rodman, banker/Union brig-gen, dies of injury at about 40 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 04 On this day in history william Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36  

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

Oct 16 In the year 1862 george Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31  

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

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

Nov 06 In the year 1862 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 James Madison Porter, American politician (b. 1793) died on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 01 In the year 1862 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 In the year 1862 birth of frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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