Birthdays
Samuel Jameson Gholson
Turns 54 on this date
Richard Jacobs Haldeman
Turns 31 on this date
Harmar Denny Murray
Turns 24 on this date
Jonas John Potts
Turns 41 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Governor Yates of Illinois calls for recruits to fill up the state's depleted regiments | 05/19/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Maryland slaveholders meet President Lincoln to complain about non-enforcement of Fugitive Slave Act | 05/19/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | President Lincoln declares void Union General David Hunter's South Carolina declaration of emancipation | 05/19/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |
Documents
| Executive record | Abraham Lincoln, Proclamation Revoking General Hunter's May 9, 1862 Order of Military Emancipation, May 19, 1862 | 05/19/1862 |