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Months in 1862: January February March April May June July September October November December

Events 1 - 27 of 27

4th - US government collects its 1st income tax
5th - Battle of Baton Rouge, LA
6th - Confederate Army ironclad "Arkansas" is badly damaged in Union attack
9th - Battle of Cedar Mountain VA during US Civil War (Slaughter Mountain, Southwest Mountain)
9th - Berlioz' opera "Beatrice et Benedict," premieres in Baden-Baden
9th - Charles S Winder, Confederate General killed at the Battle of Cedar Mountain VA aged 32
10th - Battle of Nueces River TX
12th - Gen John Hunt Morgan & his raiders capture Gallatin, TX
14th - Lincoln receives 1st group of blacks to confer with US president
17th - Confederate troops under Kirby Smith enter Kentucky
18th - General Lee's adjutant major Stuart captured
18th - Sioux Indians begin uprising in Minnesota (it is later crushed)
21st - The Vienna Stadtpark opens its gates.
22nd - Battle of Catlett's Station VA
22nd - Santee Sioux indian attack Fort Ridgely
23rd - Skirmish at Big Hill, Kentucky (2 Federal regiments)
25th - Secretary of War authorizes Gen Rufus Saxton to arm 5,000 slaves
27th - Battle of Cub Run, VA
28th - Battle of Thoroughfare Gap VA
28th - Battle of Groveton, VA (Manassas Plains) [->AUG 19] US7000 CS7000
28th - Belle Boyd released from Old Capital Prison in Washington, DC
29th - 2nd Battle of Bull Run Va (Manassas) during US Civil War
29th - Battle of Aspromonte-Italian royal forces defeat rebels
29th - US Bureau of Engraving & Printing begins operation
30th - last day of 2nd Battle of Bull Run Va - Confederates beat Union forces
30th - Battle of 2nd Manassas-Pope defeated by Lee-Battle of Richmond, KY
30th - Battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee