Page 8: Historical Events In 1862

Jun 21   Henry Holden Huss, composer.   

Jun 25   Battle of Oak Grove, VA (Orchard, Henrico, French's Field) (Kings's Schoolhouse) Day 1 of 7 Days   

Jun 25   Day 1 of the 7 Days begins with fighting at Oak Grove   

Jun 25   Vasily Georgiyevich Wrangell, composer.   

Jun 26   Battle of Beaver Dam Creek-Union repulse Confederacy in Virginia.   

Jun 26   Battle of Beaver Dam Creek-Union repulses Confederacy in Virginia.   

Jun 26   Day 2 of the 7 Days-Battle of Mechanicsville.   

Jun 27   -28] Battle at Garnett's/Golding's Farms, Virginia   

Jun 27   Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, Confederate major, dies in battle at about 35.   

Jun 27   Day 3 of the 7 Days-Battle of Gaines' Mill.   

Jun 27   May Irwin, US comedienne/singer (Hot Time in the Old Town).   

Jun 28   Day 4 of 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station/Garnett's Farm, VA.   

Jun 28   Day 4 of the 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station.   

Jun 29   Day 5 of 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station Va.   

Jun 29   Day 5 of the 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station.   

Jun 30   Battle at Nelson's Farm, Virginia.   

Jun 30   Day 6 of the 7 Days-Battle of White Oak Swamp   

Jun 30   Richard Griffith, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 48   

Jul 01   Battle at Booneville Mississippi: Confed superior power driven out   

Jul 01   Day 7 of the 7 Days-Battle of Malvern Hill   

Jul 02   Lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges   

Jul 02   William Henry Bragg, English physicist is born.   

Jul 03   Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer.   

Jul 03   William Barksdale, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 40   

Jul 04   Battle at Green River Ky (Morgan's Ohio Raid).   

Jul 04   Lewis Carroll creates Alice in Wonderland for Alice P Liddell   

Jul 06   Skirmish at Devall's Bluff Arkansas (106 casualties).   

Jul 07   Land Grant Act endows state colleges with federal land   

Jul 08   Odore R Timby patents revolving gun turret.   

Jul 09   Gen John Hunt Morgan captures Tompkinsville, Ky   

Jul 10   US begins construction of Central Pacific Railroad   

Jul 11   Lincoln appoints General Halleck general-in-chief.   

Jul 11   Liza Nina Mary Frederica Lehmann, composer.   

Jul 12   Congress authorizes Medal of Honor.   

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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,