Page 9: Historical Events In 1862

Jun 30   On this day in history day 6 of the 7 Days-Battle of White Oak Swamp   

Jun 30   Richard Griffith, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 48 in the year 1862.   

Jul 01   Battle at Booneville Mississippi: Confed superior power driven out in the year 1862.   

Jul 01   Day 7 of the 7 Days-Battle of Malvern Hill in the year 1862.   

Jul 02   In the year 1862 lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges   

Jul 02   On this day in history the birth of William Henry Bragg, English physicist   

Jul 03   Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 03   William Barksdale, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 40 in the year 1862.   

Jul 04   Battle at Green River Ky (Morgan's Ohio Raid) in the year 1862.   

Jul 04   Lewis Carroll creates Alice in Wonderland for Alice P Liddell in the year 1862.   

Jul 06   On this day in history skirmish at Devall's Bluff Arkansas (106 casualties)   

Jul 07   Land Grant Act endows state colleges with federal land on this day in history.   

Jul 08   Odore R Timby patents revolving gun turret in the year 1862.   

Jul 09   Gen John Hunt Morgan captures Tompkinsville, Ky in the year 1862.   

Jul 10   US begins construction of Central Pacific Railroad on this day in history.   

Jul 11   On this day in history lincoln appoints General Halleck general-in-chief   

Jul 11   Liza Nina Mary Frederica Lehmann, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history congress authorizes Medal of Honor   

Jul 12   The United States Medal of Honor is created in the year 1862.   

Jul 13   In the year 1862 battle of Murfreesboro, TN (Forrest's Raid) US895 CS150   

Jul 14   Florence Bascom, US, 1st American woman PhD in the year 1862.   

Jul 14   In the year 1862 the birth of Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter   

Jul 15   On this day in history cSS Arkansas vs USS Cardondelet & Queen of the West engage at Yazoo R   

Jul 15   On this day in history david Emanuel Twiggs, US Confederate gen-mjr (Monterrey), dies at 72   

Jul 16   On this day in history david G Farragut became first rear admiral in US Navy   

Jul 16   In the year 1862 david G Farragut is 1st rear admiral in US Navy   

Jul 16   In the year 1862 ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist   

Jul 17   Naval Engagement at Pascagoula River MS: USS Potomac Expedition in the year 1862.   

Jul 17   US army authorized to accept blacks as laborers on this day in history.   

Jul 18   In the year 1862 battle of Newburgh, IN   

Jul 18   In the year 1862 victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne   

Jul 19   Forrest's 1st raid on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Forrest's first raid on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Guerrilla campaign in GA (Porter's & Poindexter's) [->SEP 20] US580 CS2866 in the year 1862.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Next Page »

Jan 01   In the year 1862 birth of snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera)   

Jan 03   Sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939) was born in the year 1862.   

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 in the year 1862.   

Jan 24   Edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1862 birth of frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha)   

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   Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 in the year 1862.   

Jan 18   On this day in history john Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71   

Jan 20   Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines died in the year 1862.   

Jan 24   On this day in history 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   Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1862.