Page 9: Historical Events In 1862

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   

Jul 27   Steamer "Golden Gate" burns and sinks off west coast of Mexico.   

Jul 28   Confederate forces defeated at More's Hill, Mo.   

Aug 01   Montague Rhodes James, scholar/author/editor   

Aug 04   US govt collects its 1st income tax   

Aug 05   Battle of Baton Rouge, LA   

Aug 05   Thomas Williams, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47   

Aug 06   Confederate Army ironclad "Arkansas" is badly damaged in Union attack.   

Aug 06   CSA ironclad "Arkansas" is badly damaged in Union attack   

Aug 06   Francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71.   

Aug 09   Battle of Cedar Mountain VA (Slaughter Mountain, Southwest Mountain)   

Aug 09   Joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46.   

Aug 10   Battle of Nueces River TX.   

Aug 11   Carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville Wisc, songwriter (I Love You Truly)   

Aug 12   Gen John Hunt Morgan and his raiders capture Gallatin, TX   

Aug 14   Lincoln receives 1st group of blacks to confer with US president.   

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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,