Historical Events In 1862

Mar 10   Great Britain & France recognizes independence of Zanzibar in the year 1862.  

Mar 10   Great Britain &France recognizes independence of Zanzibar on this day in history.  

Mar 10   US issues paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 &$1000) in the year 1862.  

Mar 11   In the year 1862 general Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia  

Mar 11   On this day in history lincoln removes McClellen as general-in-chief & makes him head of  

Mar 11   Lincoln removes McClellen as general-in-chief &makes him head of Army of the Potomac. Gen Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief on this day in history.  

Mar 12   Jane Delano, US, nurse/teacher/founder (Red Cross) in the year 1862.  

Mar 13   Vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 14   Battle of New Bern NC General Burnside conquers New Bern in the year 1862.  

Mar 14   On this day in history battle of New Bern NC: General Burnside conquers New Bern  

Mar 14   In the year 1862 vilhelm FK Bjerknes, Norwegian/US physicist/meteorology  

Mar 15   Gen John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin, TN on this day in history.  

Mar 15   General John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin TN in the year 1862.  

Mar 16   In the year 1862 battle at Pound Gap Kentucky: Confederates separate battles  

Mar 16   Battle at Pound Gap KY Confederates separate battles on this day in history.  

Mar 16   Battle at Pound Gap KY: Confederates separate battles on this day in history.  

Mar 17   On this day in history fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62  

Mar 19   On this day in history f Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73  

Mar 22   On this day in history san Marino & Italy conclude treaty of friendship & cooperation  

Mar 23   On this day in history battle of Kernstown VA-Jackson begins his Valley Campaign  

Mar 23   Karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Mar 23   In the year 1862 nathaniel Reed, American outlaw turned evangelist (d.1950)  

Mar 26   In the year 1862 battle of La Glorieta Pass New Mexico Territory (Apache Canyon, Pigeon's Ranch)  

Mar 26   On this day in history battle of La Glorieta Pass, NM Terr (Apache Canyon, Pigeon's Ranch)  

Mar 26   On this day in history george William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer  

Mar 28   Aristide Briand, France, 11x premier (1909-22) (Nobel 1926) on this day in history.  

Mar 28   Skirmish at Bealeton Station, Virginia on this day in history.  

Mar 31   Civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River on this day in history.  

Mar 31   In the year 1862 civil War action at Island #10 on the Mississippi River  

Apr 01   In the year 1862 shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA  

Apr 02   In the year 1862 nicholas Murray Butler, US, Columbia U pres/pacifist (Nobel 1931)  

Apr 03   On this day in history james Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies  

Apr 04   Battle of Yorktown begins on this day in history.  

Apr 04   Harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna), dies at 45 in the year 1862.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939)  

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth)  

Jan 29   Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 30   In the year 1862 birth of walter Johannes Damrosch, composer  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81  

Jan 10   Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 in the year 1862.  

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   James McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33 on this day in history.  

Feb 03   On this day in history jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87  

Feb 07   Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.