Birthdays
Richard Gassaway Chaney
Turns 38 on this date
Francis Burton Craige
Turns 51 on this date
James Edward English
Turns 50 on this date
Louis Hébert
Turns 42 on this date
John Young Scouller
Turns 46 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | A new Article of War forbids the military to return escaped slaves to their former owners | 03/13/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In North Carolina, Union land and sea units advance up the Neuse River to attack New Bern | 03/13/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is meeting in its first session |
02/18/1862 to 04/21/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Secretary of War Edwin Stanton appoints a special commission to investigate fraud in Army contracts | 03/13/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |