Historical Events In 1862

Oct 16   George Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31 on this day in history.  

Oct 17   Battle of Leetown & Thoroughfare Gap, VA on this day in history.  

Oct 18   In the year 1862 james Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th  

Oct 18   Morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY in the year 1862.  

Oct 19   Auguste Lumière, made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory) in the year 1862.  

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

Oct 20   On this day in history amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 03   In the year 1862 battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche, Louisiana  

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

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   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   On this day in history nY-San Francisco direct telegraphic link established  

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   In the year 1862 uS Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him  

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

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

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 in the year 1862.  

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

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

Nov 20   On this day in history willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP)  

Nov 23   In the year 1862 alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo)  

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

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Jan 01   Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 03   Sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 23   On this day in history birth of david Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician  

Jan 24   On this day in history birth of edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth)  

Jan 29   Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 24   James McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33 on this day in history.  

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