Birthdays
Ann Leah Fox Underhill
Turns 49 on this date
George Baird Hodge
Turns 34 on this date
John Hitchcock Leard
Turns 36 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 |
| Science/Technology | Philadelphian John D. Lynde patents the first aerosol dispenser or "Improved Bottle for Aerated Liquids" | 04/08/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Union forces evacuate Jacksonville, Florida and the Confederacy reoccupies the town |
04/08/1862 to 04/09/1862 |