Birthdays
Augustus Williamson Bradford
Turns 56 on this date
John Porter Hatch
Turns 40 on this date
John Latshaw Landis
Turns 24 on this date
Samuel Martin Magraw
Turns 53 on this date
Alexander Kelly McClure
Turns 34 on this date
Christopher Gustavus Memminger
Turns 59 on this date
Francisco Perea
Turns 32 on this date
William Trickett
Turns 22 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 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee votes to expel Missouri Senators Waldo Johnson and Trusten Polk | 01/09/1862 |