Famous Deaths In 1862

May 31 On this day in history robert Hatton, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at about 34  

Jun 06 On this day in history turner Ashby, General, killed near Harrisonburg VA, dies at 33  

Jun 07 William B Mumford, 1st US citizen hanged for treason, at 42 died in the year 1862.  

Jun 17 Charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49 in the year 1862.  

Jun 27 In the year 1862 chatham Roberdeau Wheat, Confederate major, dies in battle at about 35  

Jun 30 Richard Griffith, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 48 on this day in history.  

Jul 03 William Barksdale, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 40 on this day in history.  

Jul 05 Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist (b. 1800) died on this day in history.  

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

Jul 24 Martin Van Buren, 8th pres (1837-41), dies in Kinderhook NY at 79 on this day in history.  

Aug 05 Thomas Williams, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47 in the year 1862.  

Aug 06 Francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71 in the year 1862.  

Aug 09 On this day in history joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46  

Aug 10 Shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (b. 1829) died on this day in history.  

Aug 22 Henry Bohlen, German/US brig-general (Union), dies in battle at 51 in the year 1862.  

Aug 31 On this day in history george William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle  

Sep 01 In the year 1862 isaac Ingalls Stevens, US Union general-major, dies in battle at 44  

Sep 02 Thornton F Brodhead, US lawyer/politician/brig-general, dies at 40 in the year 1862.  

Sep 10 Carlos A Lopez, president of Paraguay (1844-62), dies at 71 in the year 1862.  

Sep 14 Jesse Lee Reno, Union general-major (Reno Nevada), dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Sep 17 On this day in history lawrence O'Bryan Branch, (Rep-D)/Confederate brig-general, dies at 41  

Sep 19 [Lewis] Henry Little, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 45 on this day in history.  

Sep 29 William "Bull" Nelson, Union general-major, murdered at 38 died on this day in history.  

Sep 30 In the year 1862 isaac Peace Rodman, banker/Union brig-gen, dies of injury at about 40  

Oct 03 In the year 1862 pleasant Adam Hackleman, Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47  

Oct 04 In the year 1862 william Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36  

Oct 08 James Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39 in the year 1862.  

Oct 16 George Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31 in the year 1862.  

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

Oct 30 In the year 1862 ormsby Mcknight Mitchel, US astronomer/Union-general-major, dies at 53  

Nov 06 Charles Davis Jameson, US Union brig-gen (Fair Oaks), dies at 35 in the year 1862.  

Nov 09 John Bordenave Villepigue, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 32 in the year 1862.  

Nov 11 James Madison Porter, American politician (b. 1793) died in the year 1862.  

Nov 13 Ludwig Uhland, writer, dies at 75 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 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 John E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

Jan 23 In the year 1862 birth of david Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician  

Jan 24 Edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth) was born on this day in history.  

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