Historical Events In 1862

Apr 04   US begins Peninsular Campaign aimed at capturing Richmond on this day in history.  

Apr 05   Louis Ganne, composer in the year 1862.  

Apr 05   Siege of Yorktown VA in the year 1862.  

Apr 06   Adley Hogan Gladden, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 51 in the year 1862.  

Apr 06   In the year 1862 battle of Shiloh, Union defeats Confederacy in SW Tennessee  

Apr 06   On this day in history naval Gunfire from Tyler and Lexington help save Union Troops at Battle of Shiloh  

Apr 07   Grant defeats Confederates at Battle of Shiloh, Tenn in the year 1862.  

Apr 07   On this day in history grant defeats Confederates at Battle of Shiloh, Tenn, Island #10 falls  

Apr 07   H P Tuttle discovers asteroid #73 Klytia on this day in history.  

Apr 07   Island #10 falls after long siege, Battle of Shiloh on this day in history.  

Apr 07   Sydney Nelson, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Apr 08   On this day in history john D Lynde patents aerosol dispenser  

Apr 09   In the year 1862 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 in the year 1862.  

Apr 11   Charles Evans Hughs, 11th Chief Justice of Supreme Court (1930-41) on this day in history.  

Apr 11   On this day in history rebels surrender Ft Pulaski, Georgia  

Apr 11   Rebels surrender Ft Pulaski, Georgia-Rebels surrender on this day in history.  

Apr 12   James Andrews steals Confederate train (General) at Kennesaw, GA in the year 1862.  

Apr 14   Battle of Ft Pillow TN on this day in history.  

Apr 14   On this day in history pyotr A Stolypin, premier Russia (1906-11)  

Apr 16   In the year 1862 district of Columbia abolishes slavery  

Apr 16   On this day in history pres Davis approves conscription act for white males between 18-35  

Apr 16   On this day in history slavery abolished in District of Columbia  

Apr 18   Battle of Ft Jackson, Ft St Philip & New Orlean's, LA in the year 1862.  

Apr 19   On this day in history louis Powell Harvey, US governor of Wisconsin, drowns  

Apr 20   The first pasteurization test completed by Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard on this day in history.  

Apr 21   Congress establishes US Mint in Denver, Co in the year 1862.  

Apr 25   In the year 1862 admiral Farragut occupies New Orleans, La  

Apr 25   Battle of New Orleans LA on this day in history.  

Apr 25   On this day in history charles Ferguson Smith, US Union Gen-Maj, dies of infection at 55  

Apr 25   Edward Grey, English viscount of Fallodon/minister of Foreign affairs on this day in history.  

Apr 25   Union naval forces occupy New Orleans, LA in the year 1862.  

Apr 29   In the year 1862 100,000 federal troops prepare to march into Corinth, Miss  

Apr 29   New Orleans fell to Union forces during Civil War on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 08   In the year 1862 birth of frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)  

Jan 17   John E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 23   David Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician was born in the year 1862.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1862 death of mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 20   In the year 1862 death of felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines  

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

Feb 03   In the year 1862 jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87  

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