Albert Sidney Johnston ( February 2, 1803 – April 6, 1862 ) served as a general in three different armies: the Texas Army, the United States Army, and the Confederate States Army.

* Connelly, Thomas L. Army of the Heartland: The Army of Tennessee 1861 – 1862.

* 1862 – American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins – in Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston.

* 1862 – American Civil War: The Andrews Raid ( the Great Locomotive Chase ) occurred, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia ( now Kennesaw ).

* 1862 – American Civil War: the Confederate ironclad is scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering damage in a battle with near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

* 1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain – At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.

Eastern European theorists include Pyotr Stolypin ( 1862 – 1911 ) and Alexander Chayanov ( 1888 – 1939 ) in Russia ; Adolph Wagner ( 1835 – 1917 ), and Karl Oldenberg in Germany, and Bolesław Limanowski ( 1835 – 1935 ) in Poland.

In the mid-19th century important leaders included Transcendentalists such as Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 1803 – 1882 ) and Henry David Thoreau ( 1817 – 1862 ).

* 1862 – Victoria of Baden ( d. 1931 )

* 1862 – American Civil War: The Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia.

* 1862 – American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia, becomes law.

* 1834 – Charles Lennox Richardson, English merchant ( d. 1862 )

* 1862 – American Civil War: New Orleans, Louisiana falls to Union forces under Admiral David Farragut.

* 1862 – American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Lakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River.

* 1862 – American Civil War: Major General J. E. B.

* 1862 – American Indian Wars: during an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily-defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.

* 1862 – Emilio Salgari, Italian writer ( d. 1911 )

Amos Alonzo Stagg ( August 16, 1862 – March 17, 1965 ) was an American athlete and pioneering college coach in multiple sports, primarily American football.

May later taught an early form of art therapy at an asylum in Syracuse, New York, then returned home in 1862 to begin teaching art at the Concord school run by Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, a friend of Amos Bronson Alcott.

The Agriculture School ( now SOŠS a SOU Amos ) was established in 1862 as so-called Ackerbauschule.

* Amos Alonzo Stagg ( 1862 – 1965 ), a U. S. sports coach

After a few presidents of the Provisional Junta, there were again consuls of the republic, 14 March 1841 – 13 March 1844 ( ruling jointly, but occasionally styled " first consul ", " second consul "): Carlos Antonio López Ynsfrán ( b. 1792 – d. 1862 ) + Mariano Roque Alonzo Romero ( d. 1853 ) ( the lasts of the aforementioned juntistas, Commandant-General of the Army )

In August 1862, after graduating with his M. D, Dr. Albert Alonzo Ames returned to Minneapolis to start practicing medicine.

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* 1862 – Nicholas Murray Butler, American philosopher, diplomat, and educator, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize ( d. 1947 )

* 1862 – American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas.

* 1862 – American Civil War – Battle of Richmond: Confederates under Edmund Kirby Smith rout Union forces under General Horatio Wright.

* 1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge – along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats.

After the first battle between two ironclads took place in 1862 during the American Civil War, it became clear that the ironclad had replaced the unarmoured line-of-battle ship as the most powerful warship afloat.

* 1862 – American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins.

* 1862 – John Thayer, American cricketer ( d. 1912 )

* 1862 – American Civil War: Forces under Union Admiral David Farragut demand the surrender of the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana.

* 1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Shiloh ends – the Union Army under General Ulysses S. Grant defeats the Confederates near Shiloh, Tennessee.

* Calvin Britain 1800 – 1862, American politician from Michigan

* George Boomer ( 1862 – 1915 ), American socialist journalist, newspaper editor, and political activist

Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. ( April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948 ) was an American statesman, lawyer and Republican politician from New York.

* 1862 – Connie Mack, American baseball executive ( d. 1956 )

* February 8 – Connie Mack, American baseball executive and manager ( b. 1862 )

* Jack Sheridan ( 1862 – 1914 ), American baseball umpire

* James Creighton, Jr. ( 1841 – 1862 ), baseball player

* Connie Mack I ( 1862 – 1956 ), Hall of Fame baseball manager, player, owner

* Jim Gray ( baseball ) ( 1862 – 1938 ), professional baseball infielder from 1884 – 1893 with Pittsburgh

* Jack Sheridan ( 1862 – 1914 ), American baseball umpire

Hebron organized its first baseball game in 1862.

James Creighton, Jr. ( April 15, 1841 – October 18, 1862 ) was an American baseball player during the game's amateur era, and is considered by historians to be its first superstar.

Though it is generally accepted that he fatally injured himself while playing baseball, it was reported that the Excelsior president, Dr. Jones, made comments during the National Association convention of 1862 in attempt to " correct " this notion.

* Jim Creighton ( 1841 – 1862 ), baseball player

* Edgar Smith ( pitcher ) ( 1862 – 1892 ), American professional baseball player

* Tom Gunning ( 1862 – 1931 ), American baseball catcher

Since the war ended in 1862, baseball never achieved the status of a national sport in this timeline.

Dates refer to NABBP membership, not baseball activity or legal organization, but not all clubs retained membership annually ; in particular, the Civil War curtailed membership for 1862 to 1865.