Birthdays
William Aldrich
Turns 42 on this date
Hiram Parks Bell
Turns 35 on this date
John Martin Broomall
Turns 46 on this date
Alonzo Hereford Cushing
Turns 21 on this date
Henry Gray
Turns 46 on this date
Asahel Wheeler Hubbard
Turns 43 on this date
Robert Edward Lee
Turns 55 on this date
Metrah Makely
Turns 31 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | In eastern Kentucky, Union forces defeat Confederate troops at Mill Spring | 01/19/1862 |
| 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 |