Aug 10 Nathaniel Lyon, American Brigadier-General (Union Army), 1st Union General to die in battle at 43 Aug 12 Eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793) Aug 17 Alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806) Aug 22 Xianfeng, Emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, dies at 30 Aug 29 Franz Joseph Glæser, Czech-Danish composer, dies at 63 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1860 Famous Deaths by Year 1862