Historical Events In 1862

Oct 16   George Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31 in the year 1862.   

Oct 17   Battle of Leetown & Thoroughfare Gap, VA on this day in history.   

Oct 18   On this day in history james Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th   

Oct 18   On this day in history morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY   

Oct 19   In the year 1862 auguste Lumière, made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory)   

Oct 19   The birth of Auguste Lumiere, French photographic pioneer in the year 1862.   

Oct 20   Amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname on this day in history.   

Oct 22   Battle at Old Fort Wayne, Indian Territory on this day in history.   

Oct 30   On this day in history ormsby Mcknight Mitchel, US astronomer/Union-general-major, dies at 53   

Nov 01   On this day in history johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano)   

Nov 03   Battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche, Louisiana on this day in history.   

Nov 04   On this day in history dr Richard Gatling patents Gatling machine gun (Indianapolis)   

Nov 04   Eden Phillpotts, England, novelist/poet/playwright (Red Madymaynes) in the year 1862.   

Nov 04   Gatling gun patented on this day in history.   

Nov 04   The Gatling gun patented (Richard J Gatling) in the year 1862.   

Nov 05   In the year 1862 ambrose Burnside replaces McClellen as head of Army of Potomac   

Nov 06   In the year 1862 charles Davis Jameson, US Union brig-gen (Fair Oaks), dies at 35   

Nov 06   NY-San Francisco direct telegraphic link established in the year 1862.   

Nov 06   NY-SF direct telegraphic link forms on this day in history.   

Nov 09   In the year 1862 john Bordenave Villepigue, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 32   

Nov 09   US Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him on this day in history.   

Nov 11   In the year 1862 opera "La Forza Del Destino" is produced (St Petersburg Russia)   

Nov 13   Battle of Holly Spring, MS on this day in history.   

Nov 13   In the year 1862 ludwig Uhland, writer, dies at 75   

Nov 15   Adolf Bartels, German folk art writer in the year 1862.   

Nov 16   In the year 1862 charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror")   

Nov 17   On this day in history alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63   

Nov 17   Confederate Sec of War George B Randolph resigns in the year 1862.   

Nov 17   Confederate Secretary of War George B Randolph resigns on this day in history.   

Nov 20   On this day in history armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee   

Nov 20   Confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg in the year 1862.   

Nov 20   On this day in history willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP)   

Nov 23   Alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo) on this day in history.   

Nov 24   M Levy publishes Gustave Flauberts "Salammbo" in the year 1862.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1862 birth of frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)   

Jan 17   In the year 1862 birth of john E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher   

Jan 23   In the year 1862 birth of david Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician   

Jan 24   On this day in history birth of edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth)   

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   On this day in history death of mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801)   

Jan 05   On this day in history joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81   

Jan 10   On this day in history samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47   

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1862.