Page 15: Historical Events In 1862

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,