1862

This page lists news articles and events for the year 1862.

Events that happen on the specified date are listed under Events: entries. News articles that were published on the specified date are listed under News: entries. Events that only happened in fiction on the specified date are listed under Fiction: entries and are written in italics.

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Undated

• Event: Allan Pinkerton is head of the Union Intelligence Service, breaking up Confederate spy rings. Political intrigues remove him from the position before the end of the year.

January

February

March

April

• April 15:
  • Event: Battle of Picacho Pass

May

June

• Event: Union officer Halbert E. Paine is jailed for refusing to return runaway slaves to slavers.

July

August

• Event: When the former commanding officer dies in battle, Halbert E. Paine is released from the brig to take command of the defense of Baton Rouge. He's ordered to burn the city to prevent the confederates from retaking it, and he refuses, and even rescues the library.

September

October

November

December