Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1862

May 31 Robert Hatton, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at about 34 on this day in history.  

Jun 06 In the year 1862 turner Ashby, General, killed near Harrisonburg VA, dies at 33  

Jun 07 On this day in history death of william B Mumford, 1st US citizen hanged for treason, at 42  

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

Jun 27 On this day in history chatham Roberdeau Wheat, Confederate major, dies in battle at about 35  

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

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

Jul 05 Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist (b. 1800) died in the year 1862.  

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 in the year 1862.  

Aug 05 On this day in history thomas Williams, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47  

Aug 06 Francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Aug 09 Joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46 on this day in history.  

Aug 10 Shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (b. 1829) died in the year 1862.  

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 Isaac Ingalls Stevens, US Union general-major, dies in battle at 44 on this day in history.  

Sep 02 On this day in history thornton F Brodhead, US lawyer/politician/brig-general, dies at 40  

Sep 10 On this day in history carlos A Lopez, president of Paraguay (1844-62), dies at 71  

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

Sep 17 In the year 1862 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 in the year 1862.  

Sep 29 On this day in history death of william "Bull" Nelson, Union general-major, murdered at 38  

Sep 30 On this day in history isaac Peace Rodman, banker/Union brig-gen, dies of injury at about 40  

Oct 03 Pleasant Adam Hackleman, Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47 on this day in history.  

Oct 04 William Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36 in the year 1862.  

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

Oct 16 On this day in history george Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31  

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

Oct 30 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 09 In the year 1862 john Bordenave Villepigue, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 32  

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

Nov 13 In the year 1862 ludwig Uhland, writer, dies at 75  

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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 In the year 1862 birth of frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)  

Jan 17 John E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

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

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