Birthdays
Thomas Morris Chester
Turns 28 on this date
Burton Chauncey Cook
Turns 43 on this date
Byron Mac Cutcheon
Turns 26 on this date
Clement Alexander Finley
Turns 65 on this date
Robert Smith Grier
Turns 72 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | In New York, massive wild fires rage across Long Island for days destroying farms, homes, and animals |
05/09/1862 to 05/12/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In Virginia, the famous and feared Confederate ironclad "Merrimac" is burned to avoid its capture | 05/11/1862 |
| Crime/Disasters | Notorious outlaw is tracked down and killed in Miami County, Kansas | 05/11/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |