President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Historical events in 1862
154 historical records
January 186211 historical events
French News Humbug and Economic Consequences of War
Publishes an article linking misleading French reports with the economic consequences of war.
Pro-American Meeting
Publishes an article on a British public meeting expressing support for the United States.
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Revenue Act establishes the Bureau of Internal Revenue
Pacific Railway Act
Lincoln signs the Pacific Railway Act supporting a transcontinental railroad
Pacific Railway Act
Lincoln signs the Pacific Railway Act supporting construction of the first transcontinental railroad
Revenue Act
Lincoln signs a broader Revenue Act expanding federal tax administration
Transcontinental Railroad
Pacific Railway Act grants federal support for construction of the transcontinental railroad
Annual Message to Congress
Lincoln sends his second annual message to Congress
Seward's Suppressed Dispatch
Publishes an article discussing a suppressed diplomatic dispatch associated with William Seward.
Unified Government
Cuza forms a single government and parliament for the United Principalities.
February 18628 historical events
English Public Opinion on America
Publishes a Tribune article examining English public opinion toward the United States.
London Workers Meeting on America
Publishes an account of a London workers' meeting concerning the American Civil War.
Agricultural Colleges
Federal land grants are authorized to support agricultural and mechanical colleges
Morrill Land Grant Colleges Act
Lincoln signs the Morrill Act supporting land grant colleges
Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act
Lincoln signs the Morrill Act supporting land grant colleges
The Cotton Crisis
Publishes an article examining the British cotton crisis produced by disruption of American supplies.
Legal Tender Act
Congress authorises United States notes not immediately redeemable in specie.
Legal Tender Act
The Legal Tender Act authorises non-convertible greenbacks to finance the Civil War, creating a paper currency that circulates separately from gold.
March 18623 historical events
American Affairs
Publishes an article reviewing political and military developments in the United States.
Minister President
Appointed Chief Minister President of Prussia
Secessionists Friends and the American Blockade
Publishes an article on British supporters of secession and recognition of the Union blockade.
April 18623 historical events
Death of James Clark Ross
Death of James Clark Ross
Battle of Shiloh
An indecisive battle
Battle of Shiloh
Grant defeats Confederate troops led by Johnston who is killed
May 18624 historical events
Battle of Chanceville
Killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville by one of his own soldiers in the confusion. Helps defeat Unionists under General Hooker
Death of Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson
Killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville by one of his own soldiers in the confusion
English Press and the Fall of New Orleans
Publishes an article examining British press reaction to the Union capture of New Orleans.
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act offers public land to settlers who improve and occupy it.
June 18621 historical events
Harland and Wolff Apprenticeship
Enters Harland and Wolff at the age of fifteen as a premium apprentice at the Queen's Island shipyard.
July 18621 historical events
Pacific Railway Act
The Pacific Railway Act supports construction of a transcontinental railroad with land and bonds.
August 18625 historical events
Companies Act
The Companies Act consolidates registration and limited-liability rules for joint-stock companies.
Morrill Anti Bigamy Act
Lincoln signs legislation restricting bigamy in United States territories
Birth of Prince Heinrich of Prussia
Birth of Prince Heinrich of Prussia, brother of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany
Battle of Tzeki
Ward is mortally wounded. The Chinese merchants army of liberation under Ward wins 11 victories in 4 months
Battle of Manassas, 2nd
Union forces from Washington are stopped from reaching Richmond
September 186221 historical events
Death of Carlos Antonio Lopez
Dies after ruling Paraguay and expanding state power.
President of Paraguay
Succeeds his father as president of Paraguay.
Constitution of Germany
Sends a telegram to Bismarck to solve the Constitutional Crisis in Prussia
Telegram
Sends a telegram to Bismarck to solve the Constitutional Crisis in Prussia
Battle of Antietam
Unionist General at the Battle of Antietam
Battle of Antietam
Unionist General at the Battle of Antietam
Battle of Antietam
The Unionists lose 2,100 dead & 9,500 wounded. Blocks the Confederates under General Lee on Maryland & Washington DC
Battle of Antietam
Robert Lees plan to convert Maryland to the Confederate cause is defeated
Battle of Antietam
The Confederates lose 2,700 dead & 9,000 wounded. The Battle paves the way for Lincolns Proclamation of Emancipation. Robert Lees plan to convert Maryland to the Confederate cause is defeated. A tactical stalemate but strategically very important for the Unionists
Reform of Armed Forces
The Landtag refuses to carry out reforms of the Army
Election
Elected to the United States House of Representatives
Abdication
Promises to manage Parliament & put through reforms in defiance of Parliament. Persuades William not to abdicate & ends the Constitutional Crisis
Budget
Saves the King from the Liberals in the House of Deputies over army expansion
Constitution of Germany
Persuades William not to abdicate & ends the Constitutional Crisis
Government
Promises to form a Government & put through reforms in defiance of Parliament
Minister President
Appointed Minister President of Prussia
Parliament
Promises to manage Parliament & put through reforms in defiance of Parliament
Birth of Louis Botha
Louis Botha is born near Greytown in Natal.
Louis Botha Born
The future Boer general and South African prime minister is born.
Iron and Blood
Bismarck makes a famous speech to the Budget Committee of the Prussian Chamber of Deputies in which he expounds on the use of "iron and blood" to achieve Prussia's goals
Budget
Says great issues of the day will be decided by "iron & blood". Asks the Landtag to increase the Army Budget
October 18622 historical events
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina after national reunification
King Otto Deposed
A provisional government assumes authority after the overthrow of King Otto.
November 18622 historical events
Political Support at Newcastle
Gladstone makes a speech in support of the independence of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War, claiming that Jefferson Davis had "made a nation"
Death of Bahadur Shah II
Death of Bahadur Shah II, in exile
December 18623 historical events
Battle of Fredericksburg
Leads the Northern army of 113,000 defended by Jackson with 75,000. Fails to capture Fredericksburg
Battle of Fredericksburg
Supports Jackson at Fredericksburg
Battle of Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg is defended by Jackson with a southern army of 75,000. Burnside leads a Northern army of 113,000 but fails to capture Fredericksburg
Department of Agriculture Act
Lincoln signs legislation creating the United States Department of Agriculture
Battle of Antietam
Union forces halt Lees invasion of Maryland and give Lincoln the opportunity to issue emancipation policy
Homestead Act
Lincoln signs the Homestead Act opening western public land to settlers
Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln announces that enslaved people in rebellious areas will be declared free on January 1 1863
Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issues the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation after the Battle of Antietam
Emancipation War Aim
Preliminary proclamation makes abolition in Confederate controlled areas an official Union war objective
Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln makes emancipation a central Union war aim
Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln warns rebellious states that enslaved people will be declared free unless they return to the Union
Loyal War Governors Conference
Northern governors meet at Altoona and support Lincoln and the Union war effort
Legal Tender Act
Lincoln signs the Legal Tender Act authorizing United States notes
United States Notes
Federal paper currency is authorized as legal tender
Beatrice et Benedict
Composition of "Beatrice et Benedict"
Le Courbezon
Publication of "Le Courbezon"
Les Martyrs Ridicules
Publication of "Les Martyrs Ridicules"
Les Miserables
Publication of "Les Miserables"
Speed of Light
Foucaults estimate, published in 1862, is 298,000 kilometres per second
Telluric Screw
Arranges elements by atomic weight around a cylinder and observes repeating chemical properties, creating one of the earliest explicitly periodic classifications.
Freshwater Canal
Promotes the freshwater canal needed to support workers and settlements along the Suez Canal route.
Alliance Agreement at Berlin
Outlines his general policy for the next 10 years for army reform & German unification. Meets Napolean who sounds Bismarck out on a possible alliance betwen Germany & France. Meets Disraeli & plays the role of a future Premier
Alliance Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen and Napolean
Meets Napolean who sounds Bismarck out on a possible alliance betwen Germany & France
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of France
Minister of Marine
Appointed Minister of Marine
Birth of Henry
Birth of Henry, 3rd child of Emperor Frederick & Victoria
Albert Memorial
Designs the Albert Memorial
Goblin Market and Other Poems
Publication of "Goblin Market & Other Poems"
Tufts of Heather
Publication of "Tufts of Heather"
Last Poems
Publication of "Last Poems", published posthumously
posthumously
Publication of "Last Poems", published posthumously
Viceroy
Appointed Viceroy of India, 1st Viceroy to be employed directly by the crown
Succession
Vivctorias 2nd son Alfred is elected King of Greece but refuses the throne
Home and Foreign Review
Merges The Rambler into the Home and Foreign Review
The Rambler
Merges The Rambler into the Home and Foreign Review
Birth of Edward Grey
Birth of Edward Grey
Speed of Light
Maxwell calculates that the speed of propagation of an electromagnetic field is approximately that of the speed of light
Clifton Suspension Bridge
Construction restarts under a revised design by William Henry Barlow and John Hawkshaw.
Clifton Bridge Restarted
Hawkshaw helps restart work on the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Birmingham Children's Hospital
A dedicated hospital opens to provide medical care for Birmingham children.
International Exhibition
Shows Parkesine at the International Exhibition, promoting Birmingham-linked materials innovation.
Medal
Awarded the British War Medal
Commander of Royal Engineers
Appointed Commander of the Royal Engineers
Reballion of Tai Ping
Storms towns occupied by the Tai Ping rebels
Opposition to King Otto
Kanaris supports the movement that removes King Otto from the throne.
Selection of New Dynasty
Kanaris supports the transition that brings George I to the Greek throne.
Provisional Government
Kanaris joins the provisional authority formed after Otto's removal.
Minister of Justice
Koumoundouros is appointed Minister of Justice.
Abdication
Deposed by the revolutionary Government
Burial
The burial place is currently known as Bahadur Shah Zafar Dargah
Siege of Rome
Lands in southern Italy with an army to take over the papal states
Battle of Puebla
General Zaragoza defeats the French. General Charles Latrille had expected an easy march to Mexico city but is defeated
Battle of Puebla
Defeats the French, General Charles latrille had expected an easy march to Mexico city
Sigurd Slembre
Publication of "Sigurd Slembre"
Otsy i deti
Publication of "Otsy i deti"
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Britain
Secretary of State for Defence
Appointed Minister of Defence
Publication of State Budget
Authorises publication of the state budget, increasing transparency in imperial finances.
Treasury Reform
Centralises state finances through treasury reforms designed to improve control of public revenue and expenditure.
Birth of Louis Botha
Birth of Louis Botha, Natal
Invasion of Cochin China
Serves in an expedition to Cochin China, southern Indochina
Naval Attache
Appointedaval Attache to Washington
Discovery of Hydrogen
Discovers hydrogen in the solar atmosphere
Death of Abdulmecid I
Death of Abdulmecid I at the age of 39, because of tuberculosis
Currency Administration
Lincoln administration expands federal control over national currency
Public Land Policy
Lincoln administration promotes settlement through expanded public land policy
Patent
Patents the gatling gun
Battle of Fort Henry
Captures Fort Henry for the Union
Capture of Fort Henry
Captures Fort Henry for the Union
Battle of New Orleans
New Orleans surrenders to Union forces led by David Farragut
Siege of New Orleans
New Orleans surrenders to Union forces led by David Farragut
Battle of Fort Donelson
Captures Fort Donelson for the Union
Capture of Fort Donelson
Captures Fort Donelson for the Union
Siege of Vicksburg
1st Unionist attempt to capture Vicksburg fails
Battle of Bull Run, 2nd
Distinguishes himself in charge of the entire Confederate cavalry
Battle of Seven Days
Fights in the Battle of Seven Days
Cavalry Ride around Union Army
Leads a cavalry division around the Union Army. Gains valuable information about Union deployments for General Lee
Major General
Appointed Major General
Siege of Chambersburg
Raids as far as Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, & captues 1,200 mounts
Battle of Seven Days
Drives away more than 105,000 Union troops from Richmond. Defends Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital against General McClelland
Battle of Vicksburg, 1st
Lee fails to capture Vicksburg
Commander of Army of North Virginia
Leads the army of Northern Virginia. Appointed Commander of the army of North Virginia
Siege of Richmond
Defends Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital against General McClelland
6th Wisconsin Infantry
Serves with the Iron Brigade during Union campaigns in Virginia.
Major General
Appointed Major General
Commander of Army of North Virginia
Leads the army of Northern Virginia. Appointed Commander of the army of North Virginia
Rule of Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City is ceded to the French by Tu Duc
Dost Mohammad Campaigns Toward Herat
Dost Mohammad Khan launches a campaign to bring Herat under the control of his Afghan emirate.
Afghan Forces Besiege Herat
Dost Mohammad's forces encircle Herat and pursue a protracted siege.
Ottoman War Renews Frontier Disputes
New fighting between Ottoman and Montenegrin forces again threatens the principality's independence and borders.
Dost Mohammad Campaigns Toward Herat
Dost Mohammad Khan launches a campaign to bring Herat under the control of his Afghan emirate.
Afghan Forces Besiege Herat
Dost Mohammad's forces encircle Herat and pursue a protracted siege.
Ottoman War Renews Frontier Disputes
New fighting between Ottoman and Montenegrin forces again threatens the principality's independence and borders.