Timeline July 1862

Events in July 1862 5

• 1782 – 1862 Martin Van Buren 8th President — first born as US citizen Martin Van Buren (Dec 5, 1782 – Jul 24, 1862) was the 8th President 1837-1841, the first born after American independence. His presidency was dominated by the economic Panic of 1837.
• 1862 Seven Days Battles Lee drives McClellan back from Richmond General Robert E. Lee launched a series of attacks that forced the Union Army of the Potomac to retreat from the outskirts of Richmond, Virginia. The campaign ended the Union Peninsula Campaign and established Lee as commander of Confederate forces.
• 1862 United States enacts first federal income tax War funding measure taxes personal income Congress passed the Revenue Act of 1862, creating the first federal income tax in United States history to help finance the Civil War. The act also established the Bureau of Internal Revenue, precursor to the IRS.
• 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Act signed US funds public universities through land grants President Lincoln signed the Morrill Act, granting federal land to states to fund colleges teaching agriculture, engineering, and military science. The act led to the creation of dozens of American public universities.
• 1862 – 1918 Gustav Klimt Vienna Secessionist Symbolist painter and primary member of the Vienna Secession movement; famous for "The Kiss."