Birthdays
George Baylor
Turns 20 on this date
James Breathed
Turns 24 on this date
Hugh A. Garland
Turns 25 on this date
Charles Henry Gere
Turns 24 on this date
William Whedbee Kirkland
Turns 29 on this date
Samuel Phillips Lee
Turns 50 on this date
John Aaron Rawlins
Turns 31 on this date
Events
| US/the World | In Greece, young army officers initiate a revolt against the ruling royal family |
02/12/1862 to 02/13/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In Tennessee, Union forces surround Fort Donelson and begin probing attacks |
02/12/1862 to 02/13/1862 |
| 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 |