Page 13: Historical Events In 1862

Nov 13   Battle of Holly Spring, MS   

Nov 13   Ludwig Uhland, writer, dies at 75.   

Nov 15   Adolf Bartels, German folk art writer   

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

Nov 17   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63.   

Nov 17   Confederate Sec of War George B Randolph steps down.   

Nov 17   Confederate Secretary of War George B Randolph steps down.   

Nov 20   Armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee.   

Nov 20   Confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg   

Nov 20   Willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP)   

Nov 23   Alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo)   

Nov 24   In this year, M Levy publishes Gustave Flauberts "Salammbo".   

Nov 25   Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer   

Nov 26   Mark A Stein, archaeologist.   

Nov 28   Battle at Cane Hill, Arkansas (475 casualties)   

Nov 29   Friedrich Klose, composer.   

Dec 03   Jules Renkin, Belgian jurist/minister/premier (1931-32).   

Dec 05   Battle of Coffeeville, MS.   

Dec 06   Pres Lincoln orders hanging of 39 Santee Sioux indians.   

Dec 07   Battle of Hartsville, TN.   

Dec 07   Paul Adam, French writer (La Bataille d'Uhde).   

Dec 07   Sylvester Churchill, US Union brig-general, dies   

Dec 08   Georges Feydeau, French playwright (La Dame de Chez Maxim's).   

Dec 09   Karel Kovarovic, composer.   

Dec 12   Battle of Dumfries, VA   

Dec 12   Confederate torpedo (mine) sinks USS Cairo in Yazoo River.   

Dec 13   Battle of Fredericksburg, VA (Marye's Heights)   

Dec 13   Battle of Fredericksburg, Va; South beats North   

Dec 13   Conrad Feger Jackson, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 49   

Dec 14   Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer [OS].   

Dec 14   George Dashiell Bayard, Union brig general, dies at 27.   

Dec 16   Eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la robe)   

Dec 16   Kingdom of Nepal accepts its constitution   

Dec 17   Gen US Grant issues order #11, expelling Jews from Tennessee.   

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Jan 01   Snitz edwards: Hungary, actor (college, phantom of the opera)   

Jan 03   Sir matthew nathan: British governor of queensland and other places    

Jan 08   Frank nelson doubleday: Publisher/founder (doubleday & co)   

Jan 17   John e akkeringa: Dutch painter/etcher   

Jan 23   David hilbert: Königsberg east prussia, mathematician   

Jan 24   Edith wharton[-jones]: Us, novelist (ethan frome, house of mirth)   

Jan 29   Frederick delius: Bradford england, composer (hiawatha)   

Jan 30   Walter johannes damrosch: Composer   

Jan 01   Mikhail vasilievich ostrogradsky: Russian physicist (b. 1801)   

Jan 05   Joseph frohlich: Composer,   

Jan 10   Samuel colt: Inventor (6 shot revolver),    

Jan 18   John tyler: 10th us pres (1841-45),   

Jan 20   Felix zollicoffer: Gen killed after mistakenly riding into union lines   

Jan 24   James mcintosh: Us confederate brig-gen,    

Feb 03   Jean-baptiste biot: French physicist/astronomer,    

Feb 07   Frantisek jan skroup: Composer,