Page 13: Historical Events In 1862

Oct 16   On this day in history george Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31   

Oct 17   Battle of Leetown & Thoroughfare Gap, VA in the year 1862.   

Oct 18   James Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th on this day in history.   

Oct 18   In the year 1862 morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY   

Oct 19   In the year 1862 auguste Lumière, made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory)   

Oct 19   The birth of Auguste Lumiere, French photographic pioneer on this day in history.   

Oct 20   Amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname in the year 1862.   

Oct 22   On this day in history battle at Old Fort Wayne, Indian Territory   

Oct 30   Ormsby Mcknight Mitchel, US astronomer/Union-general-major, dies at 53 in the year 1862.   

Nov 01   In the year 1862 johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano)   

Nov 03   Battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche, Louisiana on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1862 dr Richard Gatling patents Gatling machine gun (Indianapolis)   

Nov 04   Eden Phillpotts, England, novelist/poet/playwright (Red Madymaynes) on this day in history.   

Nov 04   On this day in history gatling gun patented   

Nov 04   The Gatling gun patented (Richard J Gatling) on this day in history.   

Nov 05   Ambrose Burnside replaces McClellen as head of Army of Potomac on this day in history.   

Nov 06   In the year 1862 charles Davis Jameson, US Union brig-gen (Fair Oaks), dies at 35   

Nov 06   NY-San Francisco direct telegraphic link established on this day in history.   

Nov 06   NY-SF direct telegraphic link forms in the year 1862.   

Nov 09   On this day in history john Bordenave Villepigue, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 32   

Nov 09   US Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him in the year 1862.   

Nov 11   On this day in history opera "La Forza Del Destino" is produced (St Petersburg Russia)   

Nov 13   On this day in history battle of Holly Spring, MS   

Nov 13   On this day in history ludwig Uhland, writer, dies at 75   

Nov 15   In the year 1862 adolf Bartels, German folk art writer   

Nov 16   Charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror") on this day in history.   

Nov 17   In the year 1862 alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63   

Nov 17   In the year 1862 confederate Sec of War George B Randolph resigns   

Nov 17   Confederate Secretary of War George B Randolph resigns on this day in history.   

Nov 20   In the year 1862 armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee   

Nov 20   Confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg on this day in history.   

Nov 20   Willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP) on this day in history.   

Nov 23   Alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo) in the year 1862.   

Nov 24   On this day in history m Levy publishes Gustave Flauberts "Salammbo"   

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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   Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co) was born in the year 1862.   

Jan 17   John E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher was born in the year 1862.   

Jan 23   David Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician was born in the year 1862.   

Jan 24   Edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1862.   

Jan 05   In the year 1862 joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81   

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   In the year 1862 death of felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines   

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   Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1862.