Page 9: Historical Events In 1862

Jun 30   Day 6 of the 7 Days-Battle of White Oak Swamp in the year 1862.   

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   On this day in history day 7 of the 7 Days-Battle of Malvern Hill   

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   On this day in history friedrich Ernst Koch, composer   

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

Jul 04   In the year 1862 battle at Green River Ky (Morgan's Ohio Raid)   

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

Jul 06   Skirmish at Devall's Bluff Arkansas (106 casualties) in the year 1862.   

Jul 07   On this day in history land Grant Act endows state colleges with federal land   

Jul 08   In the year 1862 odore R Timby patents revolving gun turret   

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

Jul 10   US begins construction of Central Pacific Railroad in the year 1862.   

Jul 11   In the year 1862 lincoln appoints General Halleck general-in-chief   

Jul 11   In the year 1862 liza Nina Mary Frederica Lehmann, composer   

Jul 12   Congress authorizes Medal of Honor on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 15   CSS Arkansas vs USS Cardondelet & Queen of the West engage at Yazoo R on this day in history.   

Jul 15   In the year 1862 david Emanuel Twiggs, US Confederate gen-mjr (Monterrey), dies at 72   

Jul 16   David G Farragut became first rear admiral in US Navy on this day in history.   

Jul 16   David G Farragut is 1st rear admiral in US Navy in the year 1862.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 17   In the year 1862 uS army authorized to accept blacks as laborers   

Jul 18   In the year 1862 battle of Newburgh, IN   

Jul 18   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1862.   

Jan 23   David Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 29   On this day in history birth of frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha)   

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

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   On this day in history samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47   

Jan 18   In the year 1862 john Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71   

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   Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.