Page 4: Historical Events In 1862

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

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   Lincoln removes McClellen as general-in-chief & makes him head of on this day in history.   

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   Vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer 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 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   In the year 1862 gen John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin, TN   

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

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

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

Mar 16   On this day in history battle at Pound Gap KY: Confederates separate battles   

Mar 17   Fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62 in the year 1862.   

Mar 19   In the year 1862 f Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73   

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

Mar 23   In the year 1862 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   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) on this day in history.   

Mar 26   In the year 1862 george William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer   

Mar 28   Aristide Briand, France, 11x premier (1909-22) (Nobel 1926) in the year 1862.   

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   Shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA in the year 1862.   

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1862 birth of snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera)   

Jan 03   Sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939) was born in the year 1862.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)   

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

Jan 23   David Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 24   In the year 1862 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   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   Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1862.   

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

Feb 03   Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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