Birthdays
Charles Augustus Eldredge
Turns 42 on this date
Angelina Emily Grimké
Turns 57 on this date
John Loren Heysinger
Turns 33 on this date
Elijah Barrett Prettyman
Turns 32 on this date
Henry Hastings Sibley
Turns 51 on this date
Henry Stanbery
Turns 59 on this date
John Ellis Wool
Turns 78 on this date
Events
| Personal | Eleven-year old Willie Lincoln, the President's third son, dies of typhoid in the White House | 02/20/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In North Carolina, New York troops burn the town of Winton on the Chowan River | 02/20/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is meeting in its first session |
02/18/1862 to 04/21/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |