Birthdays
Reverdy Johnson
Turns 66 on this date
Dabney Herndon Maury
Turns 40 on this date
Andrew Parker
Turns 57 on this date
Mosby Monroe Parsons
Turns 40 on this date
Mary Virginia Wade
Turns 19 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | The War Department reopens military recruitment across the North | 05/21/1862 |