Page 14: Historical Events In 1862

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

Dec 18   Battle at Lexington, Tennessee (Forrest's Second Raid).   

Dec 18   Johnson Kelly Duncan, architect/Confederate brig-generaal, dies at 35   

Dec 18   The inaugural orthopedic hospital is organized in New York City (The Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled).   

Dec 19   Skirmish at Jackson/Salem Church, Tenn (80 casualties)   

Dec 20   -Dec 20th] Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA.   

Dec 20   Robert Knox   

Dec 22   -Jan 2nd) Raid on Morgan's: Bardstown to Elizabethtown, KY   

Dec 22   Connie Mack, HOF baseball executive/manager (Phila A's 1900-1950).   

Dec 23   Henri Pirenne, Belgian historian (History of Belgium).   

Dec 23   Union Gen Ben "Beast" Butler is proclaimed a "felon, outlaw and common enemy of mankind" by Jefferson Davis   

Dec 23   Union General Ben "Beast" Butler is proclaimed a "felon, outlaw and common enemy of mankind" by Jefferson Davis   

Dec 24   Joseph Funk, composer, dies at 84.   

Dec 25   40000 watch the Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, SC.   

Dec 25   40000 watch Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, SC   

Dec 26   -Dec 28th) Battle of Dumfries, VA   

Dec 26   38 Santee Sioux indians, hanged in Mankato.   

Dec 26   Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer [NS]   

Dec 26   inaugural US navy hospital ship enters service   

Dec 27   Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, MS (Chickasaw Bayou).   

Dec 28   Joaquim Casimiro Junior, composer, dies at 54.   

Dec 29   Battle of Chichasaw Bayou: confederate armies defeat Gen Sherman.   

Dec 31   -Jan 20th) Battle of Stone's River, TN (Stone River, Monfreesboro)   

Dec 31   James Edward Rains, lawyer/Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 29.   

Dec 31   President Lincoln signs act admitting West Virginia to the Union.   

Dec 31   USS Monitor founders in a storm off Cape Hatteras, NC.1862 Battle of Murfreesboro, 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,