Birthdays
Blanche Kelso Bruce
Turns 21 on this date
Robert Christie Buchanan
Turns 51 on this date
Lewis Garrard Clarke
Turns 47 on this date
James Fleming Fagan
Turns 34 on this date
Hiram Bronson Granbury
Turns 31 on this date
William Dean Howells
Turns 25 on this date
John Moore Leonard
Turns 29 on this date
Albin Francisco Schoepf
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 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Jefferson Davis declares martial law in the Richmond area and also bans the production of spirits | 03/01/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |
Documents
| Letter | Anna M. Ross to Unknown Recipient, March 1, 1862 | 03/01/1862 |
| Executive record | Proclamation of Governor John A. Andrew, March 1, 1862 | 03/01/1862 |