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

Oct 19   On this day in history the birth of Auguste Lumiere, French photographic pioneer  

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   On this day in history ormsby Mcknight Mitchel, US astronomer/Union-general-major, dies at 53  

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

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   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   Ambrose Burnside replaces McClellen as head of Army of Potomac in the year 1862.  

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

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

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

Nov 09   In the year 1862 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   Battle of Holly Spring, MS in the year 1862.  

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

Nov 15   Adolf Bartels, German folk art writer in the year 1862.  

Nov 16   Charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror") in the year 1862.  

Nov 17   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

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

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) in the year 1862.  

Nov 23   In the year 1862 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   In the year 1862 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co) was born in the year 1862.  

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

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

Jan 24   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1862.  

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   Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines died in the year 1862.  

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

Feb 03   Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87 in the year 1862.  

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