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   In the year 1862 richard Griffith, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 48   

Jul 01   In the year 1862 battle at Booneville Mississippi: Confed superior power driven out   

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   The birth of William Henry Bragg, English physicist on this day in history.   

Jul 03   In the year 1862 friedrich Ernst Koch, composer   

Jul 03   William Barksdale, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 40 on this day in history.   

Jul 04   On this day in history 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   Skirmish at Devall's Bluff Arkansas (106 casualties) in the year 1862.   

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

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

Jul 09   Gen John Hunt Morgan captures Tompkinsville, Ky on this day in history.   

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

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   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   On this day in history florence Bascom, US, 1st American woman PhD   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   Ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist in the year 1862.   

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   Battle of Newburgh, IN on this day in history.   

Jul 18   Victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1862 birth of edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth)   

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

Jan 30   Walter Johannes Damrosch, composer was born in the year 1862.   

Jan 01   In the year 1862 death of mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801)   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1862 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   In the year 1862 death of felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines   

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.