Birthdays
Alexander Blain Anderson
Turns 42 on this date
George Ashmun
Turns 57 on this date
Romeyn Beck Ayres
Turns 36 on this date
Clara Harlowe Barton
Turns 40 on this date
Daniel A. Beckley
Turns 28 on this date
William Plummer Benton
Turns 33 on this date
Milledge Luke Bonham
Turns 48 on this date
Walker Brooke
Turns 48 on this date
Richard Bennett Carmichael
Turns 54 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Wheeling, the elected West Virginia convention is meeting to write a constitution for the new state |
11/26/1861 to 02/18/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |