Birthdays
Alexander Brackenridge
Turns 70 on this date
John Randolph Chambliss
Turns 29 on this date
Charles Denison
Turns 44 on this date
Jacob Gilbert Frick
Turns 37 on this date
Isaac Lyman Taylor
Turns 25 on this date
Events
| Business/Industry | Agoston Haraszthy brings 100,000 vine cuttings from Europe to the vineyards of northern California | 01/23/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In the English port of Southampton, sailors from Confederate and Union warships brawl in a pub | 01/23/1862 |
| Education/Culture | In Washington DC, President and Mrs. Lincoln attend an evening of Verdi and Bellini opera | 01/23/1862 |
| 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 | St. Louis southern sympathizer contests local tax to help refugees and lands in jail, with his lawyer | 01/23/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |