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   In the year 1862 richard Griffith, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 48   

Jul 01   On this day in history battle at Booneville Mississippi: Confed superior power driven out   

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   Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 03   In the year 1862 william Barksdale, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 40   

Jul 04   Battle at Green River Ky (Morgan's Ohio Raid) in the year 1862.   

Jul 04   Lewis Carroll creates Alice in Wonderland for Alice P Liddell on this day in history.   

Jul 06   Skirmish at Devall's Bluff Arkansas (106 casualties) on this day in history.   

Jul 07   Land Grant Act endows state colleges with federal land in the year 1862.   

Jul 08   Odore R Timby patents revolving gun turret in the year 1862.   

Jul 09   In the year 1862 gen John Hunt Morgan captures Tompkinsville, Ky   

Jul 10   In the year 1862 uS begins construction of Central Pacific Railroad   

Jul 11   In the year 1862 lincoln appoints General Halleck general-in-chief   

Jul 11   On this day in history liza Nina Mary Frederica Lehmann, composer   

Jul 12   Congress authorizes Medal of Honor in the year 1862.   

Jul 12   The United States Medal of Honor is created on this day in history.   

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   CSS Arkansas vs USS Cardondelet & Queen of the West engage at Yazoo R in the year 1862.   

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 in the year 1862.   

Jul 16   On this day in history david G Farragut is 1st rear admiral in US Navy   

Jul 16   Ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist in the year 1862.   

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

Jul 17   On this day in history uS army authorized to accept blacks as laborers   

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

Jul 18   In the year 1862 victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne   

Jul 19   On this day in history forrest's 1st raid   

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

Jul 20   Guerrilla campaign in GA (Porter's & Poindexter's) [->SEP 20] US580 CS2866 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) was born on this day in history.   

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 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 in the year 1862.   

Jan 24   In the year 1862 birth of edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth)   

Jan 29   On this day in history birth of frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha)   

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

Jan 01   Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801) died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1862 joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81   

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

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

Jan 20   Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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