Birthdays
William Robinson Aldred
Turns 34 on this date
William Laws Cannon
Turns 23 on this date
John Henderson Carothers
Turns 49 on this date
Oliver James Dickey
Turns 39 on this date
Charles William Field
Turns 34 on this date
Eliza Paul Kirkbride Gurney
Turns 61 on this date
Joseph Meharry Medill
Turns 39 on this date
Events
| Personal | Albert Sidney Johnston becomes the war's highest ranking casualty when he bleeds to death at Shiloh | 04/06/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is meeting in its first session |
02/18/1862 to 04/21/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Irving Carson, Chicago Tribune war correspondent, is killed on the first day of the Battle of Shiloh | 04/06/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Massed Confederate forces attack the Union's Army of the Tennessee at Pittsburg Landing | 04/06/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |