Page 4: Historical Events In 1862

Mar 10   Great Britain & France recognizes independence of Zanzibar on this day in history.   

Mar 10   In the year 1862 great Britain &France recognizes independence of Zanzibar   

Mar 10   US issues paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 &$1000) on this day in history.   

Mar 11   General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Lincoln removes McClellen as general-in-chief & makes him head of on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Lincoln removes McClellen as general-in-chief &makes him head of Army of the Potomac. Gen Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief on this day in history.   

Mar 12   Jane Delano, US, nurse/teacher/founder (Red Cross) on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer in the year 1862.   

Mar 14   In the year 1862 battle of New Bern NC General Burnside conquers New Bern   

Mar 14   In the year 1862 battle of New Bern NC: General Burnside conquers New Bern   

Mar 14   In the year 1862 vilhelm FK Bjerknes, Norwegian/US physicist/meteorology   

Mar 15   On this day in history gen John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin, TN   

Mar 15   General John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin TN in the year 1862.   

Mar 16   Battle at Pound Gap Kentucky: Confederates separate battles on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Battle at Pound Gap KY Confederates separate battles on this day in history.   

Mar 16   On this day in history battle at Pound Gap KY: Confederates separate battles   

Mar 17   In the year 1862 fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62   

Mar 19   F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73 in the year 1862.   

Mar 22   On this day in history san Marino & Italy conclude treaty of friendship & cooperation   

Mar 23   Battle of Kernstown VA-Jackson begins his Valley Campaign in the year 1862.   

Mar 23   Karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Mar 23   Nathaniel Reed, American outlaw turned evangelist (d.1950) on this day in history.   

Mar 26   In the year 1862 battle of La Glorieta Pass New Mexico Territory (Apache Canyon, Pigeon's Ranch)   

Mar 26   Battle of La Glorieta Pass, NM Terr (Apache Canyon, Pigeon's Ranch) on this day in history.   

Mar 26   George William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 28   In the year 1862 aristide Briand, France, 11x premier (1909-22) (Nobel 1926)   

Mar 28   Skirmish at Bealeton Station, Virginia on this day in history.   

Mar 31   In the year 1862 civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River   

Mar 31   Civil War action at Island #10 on the Mississippi River in the year 1862.   

Apr 01   Shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1862 nicholas Murray Butler, US, Columbia U pres/pacifist (Nobel 1931)   

Apr 03   In the year 1862 james Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies   

Apr 04   On this day in history battle of Yorktown begins   

Apr 04   Harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna), dies at 45 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   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   In the year 1862 birth of john E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher   

Jan 23   David Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician was born on this day in history.   

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   Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 in the year 1862.   

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

Jan 20   In the year 1862 death of felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines   

Jan 24   James McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33 on this day in history.   

Feb 03   In the year 1862 jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87   

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