Page 13: Historical Events In 1862

Oct 16   In the year 1862 george Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31   

Oct 17   In the year 1862 battle of Leetown & Thoroughfare Gap, VA   

Oct 18   On this day in history james Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th   

Oct 18   Morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY on this day in history.   

Oct 19   On this day in history 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   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   Battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche, Louisiana on this day in history.   

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

Nov 04   On this day in history eden Phillpotts, England, novelist/poet/playwright (Red Madymaynes)   

Nov 04   On this day in history gatling gun patented   

Nov 04   The Gatling gun patented (Richard J Gatling) in the year 1862.   

Nov 05   Ambrose Burnside replaces McClellen as head of Army of Potomac in the year 1862.   

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

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

Nov 06   In the year 1862 nY-SF direct telegraphic link forms   

Nov 09   John Bordenave Villepigue, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 32 in the year 1862.   

Nov 09   US Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him in the year 1862.   

Nov 11   In the year 1862 opera "La Forza Del Destino" is produced (St Petersburg Russia)   

Nov 13   In the year 1862 battle of Holly Spring, MS   

Nov 13   Ludwig Uhland, writer, dies at 75 in the year 1862.   

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

Nov 16   On this day in history charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror")   

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

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

Nov 17   Confederate Secretary of War George B Randolph resigns in the year 1862.   

Nov 20   In the year 1862 armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee   

Nov 20   Confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg in the year 1862.   

Nov 20   In the year 1862 willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP)   

Nov 23   Alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo) in the year 1862.   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1862 birth of frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history birth of frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha)   

Jan 30   Walter Johannes Damrosch, composer was born in the year 1862.   

Jan 01   Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801) died in the year 1862.   

Jan 05   In the year 1862 joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81   

Jan 10   Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 20   On this day in history 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   On this day in history jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87   

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