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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 Martin Van Buren, 8th pres (1837-41), dies in Kinderhook NY at 79 in the year 1862.  

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 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 in the year 1862.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 02 In the year 1862 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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1862.  

Oct 03 Pleasant Adam Hackleman, Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47 on this day in history.  

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 James Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th on this day in history.  

Oct 30 On this day in history 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 John Bordenave Villepigue, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 32 on this day in history.  

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 Sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939) was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 08 Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co) was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of john E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher  

Jan 23 David Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician was born in the year 1862.  

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 Walter Johannes Damrosch, composer was born on this day in history.