Page 9: Historical Events In 1862

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.   

Jul 12   The United States Medal of Honor is created   

Jul 13   Battle of Murfreesboro, TN (Forrest's Raid) US895 CS150.   

Jul 14   Florence Bascom, US, 1st American woman PhD.   

Jul 14   Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter is born   

Jul 15   CSS Arkansas vs USS Cardondelet and Queen of the West engage at Yazoo R.   

Jul 15   David Emanuel Twiggs, US Confederate gen-mjr (Monterrey), dies at 72.   

Jul 16   David G Farragut became inaugural rear admiral in US Navy   

Jul 16   David G Farragut is 1st rear admiral in US Navy.   

Jul 16   Ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist.   

Jul 17   Naval Engagement at Pascagoula River MS: USS Potomac Expedition   

Jul 17   US army authorized to accept blacks as laborers   

Jul 18   Battle of Newburgh, IN   

Jul 18   Victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne   

Jul 19   Forrest's 1st raid.   

Jul 19   Forrest's inaugural raid.   

Jul 20   Guerrilla campaign in GA (Porter's and Poindexter's) [->SEP 20] US580 CS2866.   

Jul 24   Johan A de Sleeve, [Adwaita], philosopher/classical/poet (Brahman)   

Jul 24   Martin Van Buren, 8th pres (1837-41), dies in Kinderhook NY at 79   

Jul 27   Hurricane hits Canton; about 40000 die.   

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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,