Birthdays
Roderick Random Butler
Turns 35 on this date
Roger Preston Chew
Turns 19 on this date
George James Conner
Turns 33 on this date
Robert Nixon Earhart
Turns 29 on this date
Chatham Roberdeau Wheat
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 |
| Business/Industry | On Fifth Avenue in New York City, the Delmonico Brothers open their third establishment | 04/09/1862 |
| 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 |
Documents
| Letter | Abraham Lincoln to George B. McClellan, April 9, 1862 | 04/09/1862 |