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   In the year 1862 battle at Booneville Mississippi: Confed superior power driven out   

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

Jul 03   In the year 1862 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   On this day in history lewis Carroll creates Alice in Wonderland for Alice P Liddell   

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

Jul 07   Land Grant Act endows state colleges with federal land in the year 1862.   

Jul 08   On this day in history odore R Timby patents revolving gun turret   

Jul 09   On this day in history gen John Hunt Morgan captures Tompkinsville, Ky   

Jul 10   On this day in history uS begins construction of Central Pacific Railroad   

Jul 11   Lincoln appoints General Halleck general-in-chief in the year 1862.   

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   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 in the year 1862.   

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

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

Jul 15   David Emanuel Twiggs, US Confederate gen-mjr (Monterrey), dies at 72 in the year 1862.   

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

Jul 16   On this day in history 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   In the year 1862 naval Engagement at Pascagoula River MS: USS Potomac Expedition   

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   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   In the year 1862 forrest's first raid   

Jul 20   On this day in history guerrilla campaign in GA (Porter's & Poindexter's) [->SEP 20] US580 CS2866   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera)   

Jan 03   In the year 1862 birth of sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939)   

Jan 08   Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   John E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

Jan 23   In the year 1862 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   In the year 1862 birth of frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha)   

Jan 30   In the year 1862 birth of walter Johannes Damrosch, composer   

Jan 01   Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801) died in the year 1862.   

Jan 05   In the year 1862 joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81   

Jan 10   Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 20   Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines died on this day in history.   

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.