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1862 in the United States

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1862
in
the United States

Decades:
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Events from the year 1862 in the United States.


Incumbents

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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March 8–9: Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships

April

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May

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June

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June 1: Robert E. Lee commands the Army of Northern Virginia

July

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August

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September

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September 17: Battle of Antietam

October

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November

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December

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Undated

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Ongoing

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Births

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Deaths

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John Tyler
Martin Van Buren

See also

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References

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  1. ^ San Francisco Monthly and Annual Rainfall
  2. ^ Monaghan, Jay (1997). Abraham Lincoln Deals with Foreign Affairs. University of Nebraska Press. pp. 227–228. ISBN 9780803282315.
  3. ^ "An Act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, and to secure to the government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes 12 Stat. 489, July 1, 1862.
  4. ^ "Handwritten Manuscript by Stephen Foster, "Willie Has Gone To War"" (PDF). Foster Hall Collection, Collection Number: CAM.FHC.2011.01. University of Pittsburgh, Archives and Manuscript Collections at the University of Pittsburgh Library System. 1862. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "Carolyn Wells | American writer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "Samuel Colt | American inventor and manufacturer | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

Further reading

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