Birthdays
Henry Lewis Benning
Turns 48 on this date
Alexander Hemphill Ege
Turns 24 on this date
John Fitch Kinney
Turns 46 on this date
William Handy Ludlow
Turns 41 on this date
Thomas Sheerer Parker
Turns 22 on this date
Daniel Smith Reisher
Turns 41 on this date
Philip Dale Roddey
Turns 36 on this date
Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart
Turns 55 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 | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The United States Senate passes President Lincoln's suggested resolution to help end slavery gradually | 04/02/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | The War Department suspends military recruitment across the North | 04/02/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Union soldiers and sailors carry out a daring night raid on Confederate defenses near Island Number Ten |
04/01/1862 to 04/02/1862 |