Historical Events In 1862

Sep 17   Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)-bloodiest day of the Civil War on this day in history.   

Sep 17   Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, (Rep-D)/Confederate brig-general, dies at 41 in the year 1862.   

Sep 18   Confederate armies officially divide into corps in the year 1862.   

Sep 19   On this day in history -20] Battle at Blackford's Ford Virginia   

Sep 19   On this day in history adeline De Walt Reynolds, Benton County IA, actress (Son of Dracula)   

Sep 19   Battle of Luka, Miss in the year 1862.   

Sep 19   In the year 1862 [Lewis] Henry Little, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 45   

Sep 22   Abrahan Lincoln, the US President, orders American slaves to be freed in the year 1862.   

Sep 22   On this day in history president Lincoln, says he will free slaves in all states on Jan 1   

Sep 23   On this day in history lincoln's Emancipation is published in Northern Newspapers   

Sep 24   On this day in history confederate Congress adopts confederacy seal   

Sep 25   Leon Boellmann, French organist/composer (Variations Symphoniques) on this day in history.   

Sep 25   In the year 1862 skirmish at Davis' Bridge, Tennessee   

Sep 27   Louis Botha, Greytown S Africa, 1st PM of South Africa (1910-19) in the year 1862.   

Sep 27   The birth of Louis Botha, South African politician; PM of Transvaal in the year 1862.   

Sep 29   William "Bull" Nelson, Union general-major, murdered at 38 in the year 1862.   

Sep 30   First Battle of Newtonia (American Civil War), Newton County, Missouri on this day in history.   

Sep 30   Georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer in the year 1862.   

Sep 30   Isaac Peace Rodman, banker/Union brig-gen, dies of injury at about 40 in the year 1862.   

Oct 03   On this day in history -10] Battle of Corinth, Mississippi   

Oct 03   Battle of Corinth, Miss on this day in history.   

Oct 03   On this day in history john Briggs, cricketer (mighty England all-rounder late 19th century)   

Oct 03   Pleasant Adam Hackleman, Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47 on this day in history.   

Oct 04   On this day in history battle of Corinth ends   

Oct 04   William Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36 in the year 1862.   

Oct 05   In the year 1862 battle of Big Hatchie River, MS   

Oct 06   Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive) in the year 1862.   

Oct 08   Battle of Perryville, KY-Confederate invasion halted in the year 1862.   

Oct 08   In the year 1862 james Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39   

Oct 10   On this day in history arthur De Greef, composer   

Oct 12   In the year 1862 jEB Stuart completes his "2nd ride around McClellan"   

Oct 12   In the year 1862 maj Gen Earl Van Dorn assumes command of Conf troops in Missisippi   

Oct 13   Bismarck's "Blood & Iron" speech in the year 1862.   

Oct 14   Baseballer James Creighton ruptures bladder hitting HR, dies 10/18 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1862 birth of snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera)   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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 in the year 1862.   

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   Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) was born in the year 1862.   

Jan 30   On this day in history 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   In the year 1862 samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47   

Jan 18   John Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines died in the year 1862.   

Jan 24   In the year 1862 james McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33   

Feb 03   Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87 in the year 1862.   

Feb 07   In the year 1862 frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61