Birthdays
Abraham Buford
Turns 42 on this date
James Chesnut Jr.
Turns 47 on this date
Reuben Davis
Turns 49 on this date
Andrew Hemphill Dill
Turns 26 on this date
Edward Ferrero
Turns 31 on this date
Richard Caswell Gatlin
Turns 43 on this date
Samuel Dickinson Hillman
Turns 37 on this date
William Whann Mackall
Turns 45 on this date
Wesley Prettyman
Turns 34 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 |
| Personal | John Tyler, 10th United States President, dies in his hotel room in Richmond, Virginia, aged 71 | 01/18/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Raleigh (NC) Register, “Mr. Vallandingham’s Speech,” January 18, 1862 | 01/18/1862 |