Birthdays
Robert Davidson
Turns 54 on this date
John Murray Forbes
Turns 49 on this date
William Buel Franklin
Turns 39 on this date
Jeremy Francis Gilmer
Turns 44 on this date
Gilbert Moxley Sorrel
Turns 24 on this date
Henry Clay Whitney
Turns 31 on this date
Passmore Williamson
Turns 40 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is meeting in its first session |
02/18/1862 to 04/21/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In Tennessee, Confederate forces evacuate Nashville, the state capital | 02/23/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |