WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 1862
Find out what all happened April to September 1862

American Civil War: George B. McClellan halts the northward drive of Robert E. Lee's Confederate army in the single-day Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American military history. (17. September 1862)

As the Treaty of Saigon is signed, ceding parts of southern Vietnam to France, the guerrilla leader Trương Định decides to defy Emperor Tự Đức of Vietnam and fight on against the Europeans. (5. June 1862)

The U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford. (19. June 1862)

American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins. (5. April 1862)

American Civil War: Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry, Virginia. (15. September 1862)

Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels. (4. July 1862)

American Civil War Maryland Campaign: General Robert E. Lee takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North. (4. September 1862)

Slavery in the United States: a preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released. (22. September 1862)

U.S. federal troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (12. May 1862)

American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank. (16. July 1862)

The United States and the United Kingdom agreed to suppress the slave trade. (7. June 1862)

The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress. (12. July 1862)

American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain – At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope. (9. August 1862)

Cinco de Mayo: troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico. (5. May 1862)

American Civil War: Battle of Iuka – Union troops under General William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by General Sterling Price. (19. September 1862)

A 3000-strong riot occurred at Wardsend Cemetery in the Sheffield, England, against rumours of bodysnatching from the grounds. (3. June 1862)

American Civil War: the Battle of Malvern Hill takes place. It is the final battle in the Seven Days Campaign, part of George B. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign. (1. July 1862)

James Glaisher, pioneering meteorologist and Henry Tracey Coxwell break world record for altitude whilst collecting data in their balloon. (5. September 1862)

American Civil War: The ironclad CSS Virginia is scuttled in the James River northwest of Norfolk, Virginia. (11. May 1862)

American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw). (12. April 1862)