Historical Events In 1862

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

Mar 10   In the year 1862 great Britain &France recognizes independence of Zanzibar  

Mar 10   US issues paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 &$1000) on this day in history.  

Mar 11   General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia on this day in history.  

Mar 11   Lincoln removes McClellen as general-in-chief & makes him head of in the year 1862.  

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) in the year 1862.  

Mar 13   On this day in history 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 in the year 1862.  

Mar 14   Vilhelm FK Bjerknes, Norwegian/US physicist/meteorology in the year 1862.  

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

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

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

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 in the year 1862.  

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   On this day in history karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81  

Mar 23   On this day in history 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   Battle of La Glorieta Pass, NM Terr (Apache Canyon, Pigeon's Ranch) on this day in history.  

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

Mar 28   In the year 1862 aristide Briand, France, 11x premier (1909-22) (Nobel 1926)  

Mar 28   Skirmish at Bealeton Station, Virginia in the year 1862.  

Mar 31   Civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River in the year 1862.  

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

Apr 01   Shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA on this day in history.  

Apr 02   On this day in history nicholas Murray Butler, US, Columbia U pres/pacifist (Nobel 1931)  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1862 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   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 in the year 1862.  

Jan 30   Walter Johannes Damrosch, composer was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801)  

Jan 05   Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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