Page 13: Historical Events In 1862

Oct 16   George Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Oct 19   On this day in history 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 in the year 1862.   

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

Oct 30   Ormsby Mcknight Mitchel, US astronomer/Union-general-major, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Nov 01   Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano) in the year 1862.   

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

Nov 04   Dr Richard Gatling patents Gatling machine gun (Indianapolis) on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Eden Phillpotts, England, novelist/poet/playwright (Red Madymaynes) on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Gatling gun patented on this day in history.   

Nov 04   On this day in history the Gatling gun patented (Richard J Gatling)   

Nov 05   Ambrose Burnside replaces McClellen as head of Army of Potomac on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history 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 in the year 1862.   

Nov 09   On this day in history john Bordenave Villepigue, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 32   

Nov 09   In the year 1862 uS Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him   

Nov 11   On this day in history opera "La Forza Del Destino" is produced (St Petersburg Russia)   

Nov 13   In the year 1862 battle of Holly Spring, MS   

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

Nov 15   In the year 1862 adolf Bartels, German folk art writer   

Nov 16   Charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror") in the year 1862.   

Nov 17   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1862.   

Nov 17   In the year 1862 confederate Sec of War George B Randolph resigns   

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

Nov 20   Armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee on this day in history.   

Nov 20   On this day in history confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg   

Nov 20   Willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP) on this day in history.   

Nov 23   Alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo) in the year 1862.   

Nov 24   M Levy publishes Gustave Flauberts "Salammbo" on this day in history.   

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

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

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history birth of walter Johannes Damrosch, composer   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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 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   On this day in history frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61