Famous Deaths In 1862

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

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

Jun 07 William B Mumford, 1st US citizen hanged for treason, at 42 died on this day in history.  

Jun 17 In the year 1862 charles J Canning, English 1st viceroy of British-Indies, dies at 49  

Jun 27 Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, Confederate major, dies in battle at about 35 on this day in history.  

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

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 David Emanuel Twiggs, US Confederate gen-mjr (Monterrey), dies at 72 in the year 1862.  

Jul 24 Martin Van Buren, 8th pres (1837-41), dies in Kinderhook NY at 79 in the year 1862.  

Aug 05 In the year 1862 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 On this day in history joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46  

Aug 10 On this day in history death of shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (b. 1829)  

Aug 22 On this day in history henry Bohlen, German/US brig-general (Union), dies in battle at 51  

Aug 31 George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle in the year 1862.  

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

Sep 02 Thornton F Brodhead, US lawyer/politician/brig-general, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1862 lawrence O'Bryan Branch, (Rep-D)/Confederate brig-general, dies at 41  

Sep 19 In the year 1862 [Lewis] Henry Little, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 45  

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

Sep 30 On this day in history 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 William Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36 in the year 1862.  

Oct 08 On this day in history 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 In the year 1862 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 On this day in history charles Davis Jameson, US Union brig-gen (Fair Oaks), dies at 35  

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

Nov 11 In the year 1862 death of james Madison Porter, American politician (b. 1793)  

Nov 13 On this day in history ludwig Uhland, writer, dies at 75  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera)  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939)  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)  

Jan 17 In the year 1862 birth of john E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher  

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

Jan 24 On this day in history birth of edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth)  

Jan 29 Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) was born in the year 1862.  

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