Page 13: Historical Events In 1862

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

Oct 17   Battle of Leetown & Thoroughfare Gap, VA on this day in history.   

Oct 18   In the year 1862 james Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th   

Oct 18   In the year 1862 morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY   

Oct 19   Auguste Lumière, made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory) in the year 1862.   

Oct 19   In the year 1862 the birth of Auguste Lumiere, French photographic pioneer   

Oct 20   Amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname on this day in history.   

Oct 22   In the year 1862 battle at Old Fort Wayne, Indian Territory   

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

Nov 01   Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano) in the year 1862.   

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1862.   

Nov 11   In the year 1862 opera "La Forza Del Destino" is produced (St Petersburg Russia)   

Nov 13   In the year 1862 battle of Holly Spring, MS   

Nov 13   Ludwig Uhland, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1862 confederate Sec of War George B Randolph resigns   

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

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

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

Nov 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1862 m Levy publishes Gustave Flauberts "Salammbo"   

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Jan 01   Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) was born in the year 1862.   

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   David Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician was born in the year 1862.   

Jan 24   Edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth) was born in the year 1862.   

Jan 29   Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 30   In the year 1862 birth of walter Johannes Damrosch, composer   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81   

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   Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines died in the year 1862.   

Jan 24   In the year 1862 james McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33   

Feb 03   In the year 1862 jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87   

Feb 07   Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1862.