Birthdays
Antoinette Louisa Brown
Turns 37 on this date
John Brown
Turns 69 on this date
John Harris
Turns 72 on this date
Henry Bry Holmes
Turns 24 on this date
William Brown Norris
Turns 59 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Former Whig congressman Edward Stanly appointed military governor of eastern North Carolina | 05/20/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In Arizona, the California Volunteer Cavalry retake Tucson without firing a shot | 05/20/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | President Lincoln signs the Homestead Act | 05/20/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |