United States Guinness Records in 1862

This is a compilation of 2 United States Guinness records in 1862. You may want to take a look at our complete list of United States Guinness Records broken down by year.

WhenRecord nameWhatWho
17 September 1862Highest number of casualties in a battle on American soil (The American Civil War)23100 peopleBattle of Antietam
1862First machine gunfirstUnknown

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Content last updated on 2018-11-27