Historical Events In 1862

Sep 17   Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)-bloodiest day of the Civil War in the year 1862.  

Sep 17   On this day in history lawrence O'Bryan Branch, (Rep-D)/Confederate brig-general, dies at 41  

Sep 18   On this day in history confederate armies officially divide into corps  

Sep 19   -20] Battle at Blackford's Ford Virginia in the year 1862.  

Sep 19   Adeline De Walt Reynolds, Benton County IA, actress (Son of Dracula) in the year 1862.  

Sep 19   On this day in history battle of Luka, Miss  

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

Sep 22   In the year 1862 abrahan Lincoln, the US President, orders American slaves to be freed  

Sep 22   In the year 1862 president Lincoln, says he will free slaves in all states on Jan 1  

Sep 23   In the year 1862 lincoln's Emancipation is published in Northern Newspapers  

Sep 24   In the year 1862 confederate Congress adopts confederacy seal  

Sep 25   In the year 1862 leon Boellmann, French organist/composer (Variations Symphoniques)  

Sep 25   In the year 1862 skirmish at Davis' Bridge, Tennessee  

Sep 27   On this day in history louis Botha, Greytown S Africa, 1st PM of South Africa (1910-19)  

Sep 27   On this day in history the birth of Louis Botha, South African politician; PM of Transvaal  

Sep 29   William "Bull" Nelson, Union general-major, murdered at 38 on this day in history.  

Sep 30   First Battle of Newtonia (American Civil War), Newton County, Missouri in the year 1862.  

Sep 30   Georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 30   In the year 1862 isaac Peace Rodman, banker/Union brig-gen, dies of injury at about 40  

Oct 03   On this day in history -10] Battle of Corinth, Mississippi  

Oct 03   In the year 1862 battle of Corinth, Miss  

Oct 03   John Briggs, cricketer (mighty England all-rounder late 19th century) on this day in history.  

Oct 03   Pleasant Adam Hackleman, Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47 on this day in history.  

Oct 04   Battle of Corinth ends in the year 1862.  

Oct 04   William Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Oct 05   On this day in history battle of Big Hatchie River, MS  

Oct 06   On this day in history albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive)  

Oct 08   On this day in history battle of Perryville, KY-Confederate invasion halted  

Oct 08   James Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39 on this day in history.  

Oct 10   On this day in history arthur De Greef, composer  

Oct 12   On this day in history jEB Stuart completes his "2nd ride around McClellan"  

Oct 12   On this day in history maj Gen Earl Van Dorn assumes command of Conf troops in Missisippi  

Oct 13   Bismarck's "Blood & Iron" speech on this day in history.  

Oct 14   On this day in history baseballer James Creighton ruptures bladder hitting HR, dies 10/18  

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Jan 01   Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939)  

Jan 08   In the year 1862 birth of frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)  

Jan 17   John E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1862.  

Jan 01   In the year 1862 death of mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801)  

Jan 05   Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1862.  

Jan 10   On this day in history samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47  

Jan 18   John Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71 in the year 1862.  

Jan 20   Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines died on this day in history.  

Jan 24   In the year 1862 james McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33  

Feb 03   In the year 1862 jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87  

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