Historical Events In 1862

Oct 16   In the year 1862 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 in the year 1862.   

Oct 18   Morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY on this day in history.   

Oct 19   Auguste Lumière, made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory) on this day in history.   

Oct 19   In the year 1862 the birth of Auguste Lumiere, French photographic pioneer   

Oct 20   In the year 1862 amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname   

Oct 22   Battle at Old Fort Wayne, Indian Territory on this day in history.   

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

Nov 01   Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano) on this day in history.   

Nov 03   On this day in history battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche, Louisiana   

Nov 04   Dr Richard Gatling patents Gatling machine gun (Indianapolis) on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1862 eden Phillpotts, England, novelist/poet/playwright (Red Madymaynes)   

Nov 04   In the year 1862 gatling gun patented   

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

Nov 05   In the year 1862 ambrose Burnside replaces McClellen as head of Army of Potomac   

Nov 06   Charles Davis Jameson, US Union brig-gen (Fair Oaks), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

Nov 06   NY-San Francisco direct telegraphic link established in the year 1862.   

Nov 06   On this day in history nY-SF direct telegraphic link forms   

Nov 09   John Bordenave Villepigue, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

Nov 09   On this day in history uS Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him   

Nov 11   In the year 1862 opera "La Forza Del Destino" is produced (St Petersburg Russia)   

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

Nov 13   In the year 1862 ludwig Uhland, writer, dies at 75   

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

Nov 16   In the year 1862 charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror")   

Nov 17   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1862.   

Nov 17   On this day in history confederate Sec of War George B Randolph resigns   

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

Nov 20   On this day in history armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee   

Nov 20   In the year 1862 confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg   

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

Nov 23   On this day in history alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo)   

Nov 24   In the year 1862 m Levy publishes Gustave Flauberts "Salammbo"   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera)   

Jan 03   Sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939) was born in the year 1862.   

Jan 08   Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of john E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1862 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   In the year 1862 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   Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1862.