Page 5: Historical Events In 1862

Apr 07   H P Tuttle discovers asteroid #73 Klytia   

Apr 07   Island #10 falls after long siege, Battle of Shiloh   

Apr 07   Sydney Nelson, composer, dies at 62   

Apr 08   John D Lynde patents aerosol dispenser   

Apr 09   George W Johnson, US planter/Confederate (gov-Ky), dies at about 50   

Apr 10   William Harvey Lamb Wallace, US lawyer/brig-general, dies at 40.   

Apr 11   Charles Evans Hughs, 11th Chief Justice of Supreme Court (1930-41)   

Apr 11   Rebels surrender Ft Pulaski, Georgia-Rebels surrender.   

Apr 11   Rebels surrender Ft Pulaski, Georgia.   

Apr 12   James Andrews steals Confederate train (General) at Kennesaw, GA   

Apr 14   Battle of Ft Pillow TN   

Apr 14   Pyotr A Stolypin, premier Russia (1906-11)   

Apr 16   District of Columbia abolishes slavery.   

Apr 16   Pres Davis approves conscription act for white males between 18-35   

Apr 16   Slavery abolished in District of Columbia.   

Apr 18   Battle of Ft Jackson, Ft St Philip and New Orlean's, LA   

Apr 19   Louis Powell Harvey, US governor of Wisconsin, drowns.   

Apr 20   The inaugural pasteurization test completed by Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard.   

Apr 21   Congress establishes US Mint in Denver, Co.   

Apr 25   Admiral Farragut occupies New Orleans, La   

Apr 25   Battle of New Orleans LA.   

Apr 25   Charles Ferguson Smith, US Union Gen-Maj, dies of infection at 55.   

Apr 25   Edward Grey, English viscount of Fallodon/minister of Foreign affairs.   

Apr 25   Union naval forces occupy New Orleans, LA   

Apr 29   100000 federal troops prepare to march into Corinth, Miss   

Apr 29   New Orleans fell to Union forces during Civil War.   

Apr 29   Vittorio Mario Vanzo, composer   

Apr 30   Swift Run Gap, WV skirmishes   

May 01   Union captain David Farragut conquers New Orleans   

May 02   Marie F M Emmanuel, French composer/musicologist (Salamine)   

May 04   -5] Battle at Williamsburg, Virginia   

May 04   Battle at Williamsburg VA.   

May 04   Yorktown VA - McClellan halted his troop before town as it is full of armed torpedoes left by CS Brigadier General Gabrial Rains.   

May 05   French army intervenes in Puebla, Mexico: Cinco de Mayo   

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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,