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   General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia on this day in history.  

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

Mar 11   In the year 1862 lincoln removes McClellen as general-in-chief &makes him head of Army of the Potomac. Gen Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief  

Mar 12   Jane Delano, US, nurse/teacher/founder (Red Cross) on this day in history.  

Mar 13   In the year 1862 vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer  

Mar 14   In the year 1862 battle of New Bern NC General Burnside conquers New Bern  

Mar 14   Battle of New Bern NC: General Burnside conquers New Bern on this day in history.  

Mar 14   On this day in history vilhelm FK Bjerknes, Norwegian/US physicist/meteorology  

Mar 15   On this day in history gen John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin, TN  

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

Mar 16   Battle at Pound Gap Kentucky: Confederates separate battles in the year 1862.  

Mar 16   Battle at Pound Gap KY Confederates separate battles in the year 1862.  

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   F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 22   San Marino & Italy conclude treaty of friendship & cooperation in the year 1862.  

Mar 23   Battle of Kernstown VA-Jackson begins his Valley Campaign in the year 1862.  

Mar 23   Karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81 in the year 1862.  

Mar 23   Nathaniel Reed, American outlaw turned evangelist (d.1950) on this day in history.  

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

Mar 26   Battle of La Glorieta Pass, NM Terr (Apache Canyon, Pigeon's Ranch) in the year 1862.  

Mar 26   George William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 01   On this day in history shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA  

Apr 02   Nicholas Murray Butler, US, Columbia U pres/pacifist (Nobel 1931) in the year 1862.  

Apr 03   James Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies on this day in history.  

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

Apr 04   In the year 1862 harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna), dies at 45  

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

Jan 03   Sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co) was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 17   John E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

Jan 23   In the year 1862 birth of david Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician  

Jan 24   In the year 1862 birth of edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth)  

Jan 29   In the year 1862 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   In the year 1862 samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47  

Jan 18   John Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 24   In the year 1862 james McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33  

Feb 03   Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87 in the year 1862.  

Feb 07   On this day in history frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61