Historical Events In 1862

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

Oct 17   Battle of Leetown & Thoroughfare Gap, VA in the year 1862.   

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

Oct 18   Morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY on this day in history.   

Oct 19   In the year 1862 auguste Lumière, made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory)   

Oct 19   On this day in history the birth of Auguste Lumiere, French photographic pioneer   

Oct 20   Amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname in the year 1862.   

Oct 22   Battle at Old Fort Wayne, Indian Territory on this day in history.   

Oct 30   Ormsby Mcknight Mitchel, US astronomer/Union-general-major, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Nov 01   In the year 1862 johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano)   

Nov 03   On this day in history battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche, Louisiana   

Nov 04   Dr Richard Gatling patents Gatling machine gun (Indianapolis) in the year 1862.   

Nov 04   Eden Phillpotts, England, novelist/poet/playwright (Red Madymaynes) on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1862 gatling gun patented   

Nov 04   On this day in history the Gatling gun patented (Richard J Gatling)   

Nov 05   On this day in history ambrose Burnside replaces McClellen as head of Army of Potomac   

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

Nov 06   NY-San Francisco direct telegraphic link established in the year 1862.   

Nov 06   NY-SF direct telegraphic link forms on this day in history.   

Nov 09   On this day in history john Bordenave Villepigue, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 32   

Nov 09   US Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him in the year 1862.   

Nov 11   Opera "La Forza Del Destino" is produced (St Petersburg Russia) in the year 1862.   

Nov 13   Battle of Holly Spring, MS on this day in history.   

Nov 13   Ludwig Uhland, writer, dies at 75 in the year 1862.   

Nov 15   In the year 1862 adolf Bartels, German folk art writer   

Nov 16   On this day in history charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror")   

Nov 17   Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Nov 17   On this day in history confederate Sec of War George B Randolph resigns   

Nov 17   Confederate Secretary of War George B Randolph resigns on this day in history.   

Nov 20   Armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee on this day in history.   

Nov 20   On this day in history confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg   

Nov 20   Willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP) on this day in history.   

Nov 23   Alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo) in the year 1862.   

Nov 24   M Levy publishes Gustave Flauberts "Salammbo" 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   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 in the year 1862.   

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   Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Walter Johannes Damrosch, composer was born in the year 1862.   

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

Jan 05   Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1862.   

Jan 10   On this day in history samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47   

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

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 in the year 1862.   

Feb 03   Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87 in the year 1862.   

Feb 07   On this day in history frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61