Historical Events In 1862

Aug 28   Belle Boyd released from Old Capital Prison in Washington, DC on this day in history.  

Aug 29   2nd Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) begins on this day in history.  

Aug 29   On this day in history battle of Aspromonte-Italian royal forces defeat rebels  

Aug 29   P M B Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgium, poet (Blue Bird, Nobel 1911) in the year 1862.  

Aug 29   On this day in history uS Bureau of Engraving & Printing begins operation  

Aug 30   2nd Battle of Bull Run in the year 1862.  

Aug 30   Battle of 2nd Manassas-Pope defeated by Lee-Battle of Richmond, KY in the year 1862.  

Aug 30   Battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee in the year 1862.  

Aug 30   In the year 1862 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 in the year 1862.  

Sep 01   Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist on this day in history.  

Sep 01   On this day in history battle at Chantilly (Ox Hill) Virginia (2100 casualties)  

Sep 01   In the year 1862 isaac Ingalls Stevens, US Union general-major, dies in battle at 44  

Sep 01   On this day in history severe action at Chantilly, Virginia  

Sep 02   In the year 1862 thornton F Brodhead, US lawyer/politician/brig-general, dies at 40  

Sep 04   On this day in history gen Lee invades North with 50,000 Confederate troops  

Sep 04   North Beach &Mission Railway Company organized in SF on this day in history.  

Sep 05   In the year 1862 lee crosses Potomac & enters Maryland  

Sep 05   Lee crosses the Potomac &enters Maryland on this day in history.  

Sep 06   In the year 1862 stonewall Jackson occupies Frederick, Maryland  

Sep 06   In the year 1862 stonewall Jackson occupies Fredrick, Maryland  

Sep 09   In the year 1862 lee splits his army & sends Jackson to capture Harpers Ferry  

Sep 09   Lee splits his army &sends Jackson to capture Harpers Ferry on this day in history.  

Sep 10   In the year 1862 carlos A Lopez, president of Paraguay (1844-62), dies at 71  

Sep 11   O Henry, [William Sydney Porter], short story writer in the year 1862.  

Sep 12   Battle of Harpers Ferry VA on this day in history.  

Sep 13   On this day in history dirk Bos, Dutch liberal 2nd Member of parliament  

Sep 14   Battle at Crampton's Gap: Union troops chases away Confederates on this day in history.  

Sep 14   On this day in history jesse Lee Reno, Union general-major (Reno Nevada), dies at 39  

Sep 15   Confederates conquer Union-weapon arsenal at Harpers Ferry WV on this day in history.  

Sep 15   In the year 1862 stonewall Jackson takes Harpers Ferry  

Sep 16   Battle of Antietam, bloodiest day in Civil War (Sharpsburg Md) on this day in history.  

Sep 16   In the year 1862 gen Bragg's army surrounds 4000 federals at Munfordville, KY  

Sep 17   In the year 1862 battle of Cumberland Gap, TN-evacuted by Federals  

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Jan 01   Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) was born in the year 1862.  

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 in the year 1862.  

Jan 23   In the year 1862 birth of david Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician  

Jan 24   In the year 1862 birth of edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth)  

Jan 29   In the year 1862 birth of frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha)  

Jan 30   Walter Johannes Damrosch, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801) died on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81  

Jan 10   Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   John Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 20   On this day in history death of felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines  

Jan 24   On this day in history james McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33  

Feb 03   Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Feb 07   In the year 1862 frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61