Birthdays
Jesse William Barrett
Turns 40 on this date
Robert Franklin Beckham
Turns 25 on this date
John Michael Krebs
Turns 58 on this date
William Elisha Stoker
Turns 25 on this date
Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley
Turns 41 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Cincinnati District Court, Justice Swayne quashes an indictment for treason on constitutional grounds | 05/06/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | William Stoker enters Company H of the 18th Texas Infantry in Jefferson, Texas | 05/06/1862 |