Page 9: Historical Events In 1862

Jun 30   In the year 1862 day 6 of the 7 Days-Battle of White Oak Swamp   

Jun 30   Richard Griffith, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 48 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges   

Jul 02   The birth of William Henry Bragg, English physicist in the year 1862.   

Jul 03   On this day in history friedrich Ernst Koch, composer   

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

Jul 04   Battle at Green River Ky (Morgan's Ohio Raid) on this day in history.   

Jul 04   Lewis Carroll creates Alice in Wonderland for Alice P Liddell on this day in history.   

Jul 06   In the year 1862 skirmish at Devall's Bluff Arkansas (106 casualties)   

Jul 07   In the year 1862 land Grant Act endows state colleges with federal land   

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

Jul 09   In the year 1862 gen John Hunt Morgan captures Tompkinsville, Ky   

Jul 10   In the year 1862 uS begins construction of Central Pacific Railroad   

Jul 11   Lincoln appoints General Halleck general-in-chief on this day in history.   

Jul 11   Liza Nina Mary Frederica Lehmann, composer in the year 1862.   

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

Jul 12   In the year 1862 the United States Medal of Honor is created   

Jul 13   Battle of Murfreesboro, TN (Forrest's Raid) US895 CS150 in the year 1862.   

Jul 14   Florence Bascom, US, 1st American woman PhD on this day in history.   

Jul 14   The birth of Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter in the year 1862.   

Jul 15   In the year 1862 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   David G Farragut became first rear admiral in US Navy in the year 1862.   

Jul 16   David G Farragut is 1st rear admiral in US Navy on this day in history.   

Jul 16   On this day in history 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   Battle of Newburgh, IN on this day in history.   

Jul 18   Victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne in the year 1862.   

Jul 19   In the year 1862 forrest's 1st raid   

Jul 19   On this day in history forrest's first raid   

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

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Jan 01   Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) was born in the year 1862.   

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   On this day in history birth of john E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher   

Jan 23   On this day in history birth of david Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician   

Jan 24   Edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth) was born in the year 1862.   

Jan 29   Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Walter Johannes Damrosch, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1862 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   John Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history death of felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines   

Jan 24   James McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33 on this day in history.   

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.