Historical Events In 1862

Jun 30   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1862.   

Jul 02   On this day in history lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges   

Jul 02   The birth of William Henry Bragg, English physicist in the year 1862.   

Jul 03   On this day in history friedrich Ernst Koch, composer   

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

Jul 04   On this day in history battle at Green River Ky (Morgan's Ohio Raid)   

Jul 04   In the year 1862 lewis Carroll creates Alice in Wonderland for Alice P Liddell   

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

Jul 07   In the year 1862 land Grant Act endows state colleges with federal land   

Jul 08   On this day in history odore R Timby patents revolving gun turret   

Jul 09   On this day in history gen John Hunt Morgan captures Tompkinsville, Ky   

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   Liza Nina Mary Frederica Lehmann, composer in the year 1862.   

Jul 12   Congress authorizes Medal of Honor on this day in history.   

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

Jul 13   Battle of Murfreesboro, TN (Forrest's Raid) US895 CS150 on this day in history.   

Jul 14   Florence Bascom, US, 1st American woman PhD in the year 1862.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 15   David Emanuel Twiggs, US Confederate gen-mjr (Monterrey), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jul 16   David G Farragut became first rear admiral in US Navy in the year 1862.   

Jul 16   In the year 1862 david G Farragut is 1st rear admiral in US Navy   

Jul 16   In the year 1862 ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist   

Jul 17   In the year 1862 naval Engagement at Pascagoula River MS: USS Potomac Expedition   

Jul 17   In the year 1862 uS army authorized to accept blacks as laborers   

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

Jul 18   On this day in history 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 in the year 1862.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1862 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   John E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher was born in the year 1862.   

Jan 23   On this day in history birth of david Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician   

Jan 24   Edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth) was born in the year 1862.   

Jan 29   In the year 1862 birth of frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha)   

Jan 30   Walter Johannes Damrosch, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 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   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   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