Page 9: Historical Events In 1862

Jun 30   In the year 1862 day 6 of the 7 Days-Battle of White Oak Swamp   

Jun 30   On this day in history richard Griffith, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 48   

Jul 01   Battle at Booneville Mississippi: Confed superior power driven out on this day in history.   

Jul 01   Day 7 of the 7 Days-Battle of Malvern Hill on this day in history.   

Jul 02   Lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges in the year 1862.   

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   In the year 1862 william Barksdale, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 40   

Jul 04   In the year 1862 battle at Green River Ky (Morgan's Ohio Raid)   

Jul 04   Lewis Carroll creates Alice in Wonderland for Alice P Liddell in the year 1862.   

Jul 06   Skirmish at Devall's Bluff Arkansas (106 casualties) in the year 1862.   

Jul 07   On this day in history land Grant Act endows state colleges with federal land   

Jul 08   Odore R Timby patents revolving gun turret on this day in history.   

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

Jul 10   On this day in history uS begins construction of Central Pacific Railroad   

Jul 11   Lincoln appoints General Halleck general-in-chief in the year 1862.   

Jul 11   In the year 1862 liza Nina Mary Frederica Lehmann, composer   

Jul 12   In the year 1862 congress authorizes Medal of Honor   

Jul 12   In the year 1862 the United States Medal of Honor is created   

Jul 13   On this day in history 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   The birth of Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter on this day in history.   

Jul 15   On this day in history cSS Arkansas vs USS Cardondelet & Queen of the West engage at Yazoo R   

Jul 15   In the year 1862 david Emanuel Twiggs, US Confederate gen-mjr (Monterrey), dies at 72   

Jul 16   David G Farragut became first rear admiral in US Navy on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Naval Engagement at Pascagoula River MS: USS Potomac Expedition on this day in history.   

Jul 17   US army authorized to accept blacks as laborers on this day in history.   

Jul 18   On this day in history battle of Newburgh, IN   

Jul 18   Victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne in the year 1862.   

Jul 19   Forrest's 1st raid on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Forrest's first raid in the year 1862.   

Jul 20   Guerrilla campaign in GA (Porter's & Poindexter's) [->SEP 20] US580 CS2866 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   Sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)   

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   In the year 1862 birth of walter Johannes Damrosch, composer   

Jan 01   Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801) died in the year 1862.   

Jan 05   Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1862 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   James McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33 on this day in history.   

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