Page 10: Historical Events In 1862

Jul 27   Steamer "Golden Gate" burns and sinks off west coast of Mexico   

Jul 28   Confederate forces defeated at More's Hill, Mo   

Aug 01   Montague Rhodes James, scholar/author/editor   

Aug 04   US govt collects its 1st income tax.   

Aug 05   Battle of Baton Rouge, LA.   

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

Aug 06   Confederate Army ironclad "Arkansas" is badly damaged in Union attack.   

Aug 06   CSA ironclad "Arkansas" is badly damaged in Union attack   

Aug 06   Francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71.   

Aug 09   Battle of Cedar Mountain VA (Slaughter Mountain, Southwest Mountain)   

Aug 09   Joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46.   

Aug 10   Battle of Nueces River TX   

Aug 11   Carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville Wisc, songwriter (I Love You Truly).   

Aug 12   Gen John Hunt Morgan and his raiders capture Gallatin, TX.   

Aug 14   Lincoln receives 1st group of blacks to confer with US president   

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).   

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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,