Page 10: Historical Events In 1862

Aug 14   Lincoln receives inaugural group of blacks to confer with US president.   

Aug 16   Amos Alonzo Stagg, football pioneer, inventor (tackling dummy).   

Aug 17   Confederate troops under Kirby Smith enter Kentucky.   

Aug 18   General Lee's adjutant major Stuart captured   

Aug 21   Billy Barker discovers gold in creeks running into the Quesnel River; town of Barkerville, BC, grows up around mine; the find sparks a massive gold rush into the Cariboo   

Aug 21   The Vienna Stadtpark opens its gates   

Aug 22   Battle of Catlett's Station VA   

Aug 22   Claude Debussy, French composer of 'Clair de lune' is born   

Aug 22   Claude Debussy, St Germain-en-Laye, composer (La Mer, Clair de lune)   

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

Aug 23   Skirmish at Big Hill, Kentucky (2 Federal regiments)   

Aug 25   Secretary of War authorizes Gen Rufus Saxton to arm 5000 slaves   

Aug 27   Battle of Cub Run, VA.   

Aug 28   Battle of 2nd Bull Run.   

Aug 28   Battle of Thoroughfare Gap VA   

Aug 28   Belle Boyd released from Old Capital Prison in Washington, DC   

Aug 29   2nd Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) begins.   

Aug 29   Battle of Aspromonte-Italian royal forces defeat rebels.   

Aug 29   P M B Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgium, poet (Blue Bird, Nobel 1911).   

Aug 29   US Bureau of Engraving and Printing begins operation.   

Aug 30   2nd Battle of Bull Run   

Aug 30   Battle of 2nd Manassas-Pope defeated by Lee-Battle of Richmond, KY.   

Aug 30   Battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee.   

Aug 30   Confederate troops defeat Union forces at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA   

Aug 31   George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle   

Sep 01   Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist.   

Sep 01   Battle at Chantilly (Ox Hill) Virginia (2100 casualties).   

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

Sep 01   Severe action at Chantilly, Virginia.   

Sep 02   Thornton F Brodhead, US lawyer/politician/brig-general, dies at 40   

Sep 04   Gen Lee invades North with 50000 Confederate troops.   

Sep 04   North Beach and Mission Railway Company organized in SF   

Sep 05   Lee crosses Potomac and enters Maryland   

Sep 05   Lee crosses the Potomac and enters Maryland   

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Jan 01   Snitz edwards: Hungary, actor (college, phantom of the opera)   

Jan 03   Sir matthew nathan: British governor of queensland and other places   

Jan 08   Frank nelson doubleday: Publisher/founder (doubleday & co)   

Jan 17   John e akkeringa: Dutch painter/etcher   

Jan 23   David hilbert: Königsberg east prussia, mathematician   

Jan 24   Edith wharton[-jones]: Us, novelist (ethan frome, house of mirth)   

Jan 29   Frederick delius: Bradford england, composer (hiawatha)   

Jan 30   Walter johannes damrosch: Composer   

Jan 01   Mikhail vasilievich ostrogradsky: Russian physicist (b. 1801)   

Jan 05   Joseph frohlich: Composer,    

Jan 10   Samuel colt: Inventor (6 shot revolver),    

Jan 18   John tyler: 10th us pres (1841-45),   

Jan 20   Felix zollicoffer: Gen killed after mistakenly riding into union lines   

Jan 24   James mcintosh: Us confederate brig-gen,   

Feb 03   Jean-baptiste biot: French physicist/astronomer,   

Feb 07   Frantisek jan skroup: Composer,