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 Turner Ashby, General, killed near Harrisonburg VA, dies at 33 on this day in history.  

Jun 07 In the year 1862 death of william B Mumford, 1st US citizen hanged for treason, at 42  

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

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 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 Martin Van Buren, 8th pres (1837-41), dies in Kinderhook NY at 79 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 06 On this day in history francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71  

Aug 09 In the year 1862 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 George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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

Sep 02 On this day in history thornton F Brodhead, US lawyer/politician/brig-general, dies at 40  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 17 On this day in history lawrence O'Bryan Branch, (Rep-D)/Confederate brig-general, dies at 41  

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

Sep 29 In the year 1862 death of william "Bull" Nelson, Union general-major, murdered at 38  

Sep 30 Isaac Peace Rodman, banker/Union brig-gen, dies of injury at about 40 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 04 William Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Oct 08 James Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39 on this day in history.  

Oct 16 George Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31 in the year 1862.  

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 In the year 1862 charles Davis Jameson, US Union brig-gen (Fair Oaks), dies at 35  

Nov 09 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 08 On this day in history 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 in the year 1862.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 30 Walter Johannes Damrosch, composer was born in the year 1862.