Famous Deaths In 1862

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

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

Jun 27 On this day in history chatham Roberdeau Wheat, Confederate major, dies in battle at about 35

Jun 30 Richard Griffith, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 48 on this day in history.

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

Jul 05 Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist (b. 1800) died on this day in history.

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

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

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

Aug 10 In the year 1862 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 In the year 1862 george William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle

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

Sep 02 On this day in history 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 In the year 1862 jesse Lee Reno, Union general-major (Reno Nevada), dies at 39

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 on this day in history.

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

Oct 08 On this day in history 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 In the year 1862 james Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th

Oct 30 Ormsby Mcknight Mitchel, US astronomer/Union-general-major, dies at 53 in the year 1862.

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 Ludwig Uhland, writer, dies at 75 in the year 1862.

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

Jan 03 On this day in history 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 Edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth) was born on this day in history.

Jan 29 Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) was born on this day in history.

Jan 30 On this day in history birth of walter Johannes Damrosch, composer