1862 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1862?
- January 30, 1862 – The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched.
- February 15, 1862 – American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant attacks Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
- February 21, 1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Valverde is fought near Fort Craig in New Mexico Territory.
- March 23, 1862 – The First Battle of Kernstown, Virginia, marks the start of Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign. Though a Confederate defeat, the engagement distracts Federal efforts to capture Richmond.
- April 24, 1862 – American Civil War: A flotilla commanded by Union Admiral David Farragut passes two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River on its way to capture New Orleans, Louisiana.
- April 29, 1862 – American Civil War: New Orleans, Louisiana falls to Union forces under Admiral David Farragut.
- May 31, 1862 – American Civil War Peninsula Campaign: Battle of Seven Pines or (Battle of Fair Oaks) – Confederate forces under Joseph E. Johnston & G. W. Smith engage Union forces under George B. McClellan outside Richmond, Virginia.
- June 9, 1862 – American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson concludes his successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic; his tactics during the campaign are now studied by militaries around the world.
- July 16, 1862 – American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank.
- July 18, 1862 – First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
- August 6, 1862 – American Civil War: the Confederate ironclad Ship CSS is scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering damage in a battle with USS Essex near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- August 17, 1862 – Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Lakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River.
- September 1, 1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Chantilly – Confederate forces attack retreating Union troops in Chantilly, Virginia.
- September 5, 1862 – James Glaisher, pioneering meteorologist and Henry Tracey Coxwell break world record for altitude whilst collecting data in their balloon.
- September 15, 1862 – American Civil War: Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
- September 17, 1862 – American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war.
- November 5, 1862 – American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Union Army for the second and final time.
- December 26, 1862 – Four nuns serving as volunteer nurses on board USS Red Rover are the first female nurses on a U.S. Navy hospital ship.
- December 31, 1862 – American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln signs an act that admits West Virginia to the Union, thus dividing Virginia in two.
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