Civil War battle wherein five Union Navy warships steamed up the James River to test the defenses of Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital. It took place on 15 May 1862 in what is now the United States. The setting was Chesterfield County. It was part of the American Civil War.
Before and after
- 1862Publication of Les Misérables
- 18 January 1862Death of John Tyler
- 21 January 1862Founding of Opel
- 23 January 1862Birth of David Hilbert
- 15 May 1862Battle of Drewry's Bluff
- 7 June 1862Birth of Philipp Lenard
- 2 July 1862Birth of William Henry Bragg
- 14 July 1862Birth of Gustav Klimt
- 16 July 1862Discovery of Comet Swift–Tuttle
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The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.