Birthdays
Thomas Stanhope Bocock
Turns 47 on this date
Alexander Hamilton Coffroth
Turns 34 on this date
Hugh Asbury Curran
Turns 22 on this date
Alfred Napoléon Alexander Duffié
Turns 29 on this date
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Turns 64 on this date
Robert Hammond Watson
Turns 44 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | In Georgia, an Atlanta warehouse packed with cotton and foodstuffs burns to the ground | 05/18/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In Mississippi, the mayor and defenders of Vicksburg reject U.S. Navy demands for the city's surrender | 05/18/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |