Page 13: Historical Events In 1862

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

Oct 17   On this day in history battle of Leetown & Thoroughfare Gap, VA   

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

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   The birth of Auguste Lumiere, French photographic pioneer on this day in history.   

Oct 20   On this day in history amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname   

Oct 22   On this day in history battle at Old Fort Wayne, Indian Territory   

Oct 30   On this day in history ormsby Mcknight Mitchel, US astronomer/Union-general-major, dies at 53   

Nov 01   On this day in history johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano)   

Nov 03   Battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche, Louisiana in the year 1862.   

Nov 04   In the year 1862 dr Richard Gatling patents Gatling machine gun (Indianapolis)   

Nov 04   Eden Phillpotts, England, novelist/poet/playwright (Red Madymaynes) in the year 1862.   

Nov 04   Gatling gun patented on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1862 the Gatling gun patented (Richard J Gatling)   

Nov 05   In the year 1862 ambrose Burnside replaces McClellen as head of Army of Potomac   

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

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

Nov 06   In the year 1862 nY-SF direct telegraphic link forms   

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

Nov 09   US Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him on this day in history.   

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

Nov 13   Battle of Holly Spring, MS in the year 1862.   

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   Charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror") in the year 1862.   

Nov 17   On this day in history alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63   

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   On this day in history armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee   

Nov 20   In the year 1862 confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg   

Nov 20   In the year 1862 willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP)   

Nov 23   In the year 1862 alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo)   

Nov 24   On this day in history m Levy publishes Gustave Flauberts "Salammbo"   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1862.   

Jan 08   Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co) was born in the year 1862.   

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   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   

Jan 01   In the year 1862 death of mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801)   

Jan 05   Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 07   Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.