Famous Deaths 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 on this day in history.  

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 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 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 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 In the year 1862 joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46  

Aug 10 In the year 1862 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 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 In the year 1862 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 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 in the year 1862.  

Oct 03 On this day in history pleasant Adam Hackleman, Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1862.  

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 Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) was born in the year 1862.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 29 Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) was born in the year 1862.  

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