Birthdays
William Annan
Turns 57 on this date
Beriah Magoffin
Turns 47 on this date
John Peach
Turns 27 on this date
James McCune Smith
Turns 49 on this date
John Allen Wilcox
Turns 43 on this date
Events
| Religion/Philosophy | Good Friday | 04/18/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is meeting in its first session |
02/18/1862 to 04/21/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Union forces advance on Stafford County, Virginia | 04/18/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Union naval units begin a five day bombardment of Fort Jackson on the Mississippi below New Orleans | 04/18/1862 |