Page 13: Historical Events In 1862

Oct 19   Auguste Lumiere, French photographic pioneer is born.   

Oct 20   Amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname   

Oct 22   Battle at Old Fort Wayne, Indian Territory.   

Oct 30   Ormsby Mcknight Mitchel, US astronomer/Union-general-major, dies at 53   

Nov 01   Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano)   

Nov 03   Battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche, Louisiana.   

Nov 04   Dr Richard Gatling patents Gatling machine gun (Indianapolis).   

Nov 04   Eden Phillpotts, England, novelist/poet/playwright (Red Madymaynes)   

Nov 04   Gatling gun patented.   

Nov 04   The Gatling gun patented (Richard J Gatling).   

Nov 05   In this year, Ambrose Burnside formally adopts in place of McClellen as head of Army of Potomac   

Nov 06   Charles Davis Jameson, US Union brig-gen (Fair Oaks), dies at 35   

Nov 06   NY-San Francisco direct telegraphic link established.   

Nov 06   NY-SF direct telegraphic link forms   

Nov 09   John Bordenave Villepigue, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 32   

Nov 09   US Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him   

Nov 11   Opera "La Forza Del Destino" is produced (St Petersburg Russia)   

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).   

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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,