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   On this day in history morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY  

Oct 19   On this day in history 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   In the year 1862 amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname  

Oct 22   Battle at Old Fort Wayne, Indian Territory in the year 1862.  

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 in the year 1862.  

Nov 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1862 gatling gun patented  

Nov 04   In the year 1862 the Gatling gun patented (Richard J Gatling)  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 06   NY-SF direct telegraphic link forms on this day in history.  

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   Opera "La Forza Del Destino" is produced (St Petersburg Russia) in the year 1862.  

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

Nov 13   Ludwig Uhland, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Nov 15   On this day in history adolf Bartels, German folk art writer  

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

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

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

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

Nov 20   Armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee on this day in history.  

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

Nov 24   M Levy publishes Gustave Flauberts "Salammbo" in the year 1862.  

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

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

Jan 29   Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 30   On this day in history birth of walter Johannes Damrosch, composer  

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

Jan 05   Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1862 samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47  

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

Jan 20   In the year 1862 death of felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines  

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

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