Editing 1862 (section)

=== April ===
* [[April 1]] &ndash; [[Second French intervention in Mexico]]: The Spanish and the British ended their alliance with France.
*[[American Civil War]]: 
** [[April 5]] &ndash; [[Battle of Yorktown (1862)|Battle of Yorktown]] &ndash; The battle begins when [[Union Army]] forces under General [[George B. McClellan]] close in on the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] capital of [[Richmond, Virginia]].
** [[April 6]]&ndash;[[April 7|7]]&ndash; [[Battle of Shiloh]] &ndash; The [[Union Army]], under General [[Ulysses S. Grant]], defeats the Confederates near [[Shiloh National Military Park|Shiloh, Tennessee]].
** [[April 12]] &ndash; [[Great Locomotive Chase]] (Andrews' Raid) &ndash; [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] volunteers steal Confederate steam railroad locomotive ''[[The General (locomotive)|The General]]'' (which will still exist in the 21st century) in an attempt to sabotage the rail network.* [[April 13]] &ndash; The government of [[Vietnam]] is forced to cede the territories of [[Biên Hòa Province|Biên Hòa]], [[Gia Định Province|Gia Định]] and [[Định Tường Province|Định Tường]] to France.
* [[April 22]] &ndash; Global financial group [[UBS]] is founded in [[Switzerland]] as the [[Bank in Winterthur]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Our history|publisher=UBS|url=https://www.ubs.com/global/en/our-firm/our-history.html|access-date=2020-12-07}}</ref>
*[[American Civil War]]: 
** [[April 25]] &ndash; [[Capture of New Orleans]] &ndash; Forces under Union Admiral [[David Farragut]] occupy the Confederate city of [[New Orleans]], securing access to the [[Mississippi River]].
** [[April 26]] &ndash; [[Siege of Fort Macon]] &ndash; The besieged [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] garrison at [[Fort Macon]], [[North Carolina]] surrenders.