Page 11: Historical Events In 1862

Sep 06   Stonewall Jackson occupies Frederick, Maryland.   

Sep 06   Stonewall Jackson occupies Fredrick, Maryland   

Sep 09   Lee splits his army and sends Jackson to capture Harpers Ferry.   

Sep 10   Carlos A Lopez, president of Paraguay (1844-62), dies at 71.   

Sep 11   O Henry, [William Sydney Porter], short story writer.   

Sep 13   Dirk Bos, Dutch liberal 2nd Member of parliament   

Sep 14   Battle at Crampton's Gap: Union troops chases away Confederates   

Sep 14   Jesse Lee Reno, Union general-major (Reno Nevada), dies at 39.   

Sep 15   Confederates conquer Union-weapon arsenal at Harpers Ferry WV.   

Sep 15   Stonewall Jackson takes Harpers Ferry.   

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

Sep 16   Gen Bragg's army surrounds 4000 federals at Munfordville, KY   

Sep 17   Battle of Cumberland Gap, TN-evacuted by Federals.   

Sep 17   Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)-bloodiest day of the Civil War   

Sep 17   Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, (Rep-D)/Confederate brig-general, dies at 41   

Sep 18   Confederate armies officially divide into corps.   

Sep 19   -20] Battle at Blackford's Ford Virginia   

Sep 19   Adeline De Walt Reynolds, Benton County IA, actress (Son of Dracula)   

Sep 19   Battle of Luka, Miss.   

Sep 19   [Lewis] Henry Little, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 45.   

Sep 22   Abrahan Lincoln, the US President, orders American slaves to be freed.   

Sep 22   President Lincoln, says he will free slaves in all states on Jan 1.   

Sep 23   Lincoln's Emancipation is published in Northern Newspapers   

Sep 24   In this year, Confederate Congress formally adopts confederacy seal   

Sep 25   Leon Boellmann, French organist/composer (Variations Symphoniques).   

Sep 25   Skirmish at Davis' Bridge, Tennessee   

Sep 27   Louis Botha, Greytown S Africa, 1st PM of South Africa (1910-19).   

Sep 27   Louis Botha, South African politician; PM of Transvaal is born.   

Sep 29   William "Bull" Nelson, Union general-major, murdered at 38   

Sep 30   Georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer   

Sep 30   inaugural Battle of Newtonia (American Civil War), Newton County, Missouri   

Sep 30   Isaac Peace Rodman, banker/Union brig-gen, dies of injury at about 40.   

Oct 03   -10] Battle of Corinth, Mississippi.   

Oct 03   Battle of Corinth, Miss.   

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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,