Page 15: Historical Events In 1862

Dec 24   Joseph Funk, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Dec 25   In the year 1862 40,000 watch the Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, SC   

Dec 25   In the year 1862 40,000 watch Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, SC   

Dec 26   On this day in history -Dec 28th) Battle of Dumfries, VA   

Dec 26   38 Santee Sioux indians, hanged in Mankato in the year 1862.   

Dec 26   Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer [NS] on this day in history.   

Dec 26   First US navy hospital ship enters service in the year 1862.   

Dec 27   In the year 1862 battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, MS (Chickasaw Bayou)   

Dec 28   On this day in history joaquim Casimiro Junior, composer, dies at 54   

Dec 29   Battle of Chichasaw Bayou: confederate armies defeat Gen Sherman in the year 1862.   

Dec 31   -Jan 20th) Battle of Stone's River, TN (Stone River, Monfreesboro) on this day in history.   

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

Dec 31   In the year 1862 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 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1862 birth of sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939)   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1862 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 in the year 1862.   

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47   

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

Jan 20   Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines died on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history james McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33   

Feb 03   In the year 1862 jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87   

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