Page 9: Historical Events In 1862

Jun 30   On this day in history day 6 of the 7 Days-Battle of White Oak Swamp   

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

Jul 01   In the year 1862 battle at Booneville Mississippi: Confed superior power driven out   

Jul 01   In the year 1862 day 7 of the 7 Days-Battle of Malvern Hill   

Jul 02   Lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges in the year 1862.   

Jul 02   The birth of William Henry Bragg, English physicist in the year 1862.   

Jul 03   Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 03   On this day in history william Barksdale, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 40   

Jul 04   Battle at Green River Ky (Morgan's Ohio Raid) in the year 1862.   

Jul 04   Lewis Carroll creates Alice in Wonderland for Alice P Liddell on this day in history.   

Jul 06   In the year 1862 skirmish at Devall's Bluff Arkansas (106 casualties)   

Jul 07   Land Grant Act endows state colleges with federal land in the year 1862.   

Jul 08   In the year 1862 odore R Timby patents revolving gun turret   

Jul 09   In the year 1862 gen John Hunt Morgan captures Tompkinsville, Ky   

Jul 10   US begins construction of Central Pacific Railroad in the year 1862.   

Jul 11   Lincoln appoints General Halleck general-in-chief in the year 1862.   

Jul 11   Liza Nina Mary Frederica Lehmann, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1862 congress authorizes Medal of Honor   

Jul 12   In the year 1862 the United States Medal of Honor is created   

Jul 13   On this day in history battle of Murfreesboro, TN (Forrest's Raid) US895 CS150   

Jul 14   Florence Bascom, US, 1st American woman PhD on this day in history.   

Jul 14   On this day in history the birth of Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter   

Jul 15   CSS Arkansas vs USS Cardondelet & Queen of the West engage at Yazoo R in the year 1862.   

Jul 15   In the year 1862 david Emanuel Twiggs, US Confederate gen-mjr (Monterrey), dies at 72   

Jul 16   In the year 1862 david G Farragut became first rear admiral in US Navy   

Jul 16   On this day in history david G Farragut is 1st rear admiral in US Navy   

Jul 16   In the year 1862 ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist   

Jul 17   In the year 1862 naval Engagement at Pascagoula River MS: USS Potomac Expedition   

Jul 17   US army authorized to accept blacks as laborers in the year 1862.   

Jul 18   Battle of Newburgh, IN in the year 1862.   

Jul 18   On this day in history victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne   

Jul 19   On this day in history forrest's 1st raid   

Jul 19   In the year 1862 forrest's first raid   

Jul 20   On this day in history guerrilla campaign in GA (Porter's & Poindexter's) [->SEP 20] US580 CS2866   

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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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801) died on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history death of felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines   

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

Feb 03   Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1862 frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61