Birthdays

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Turns 59 on this date

William M. Lemen
Turns 28 on this date

Henry Hopkins Sibley
Turns 46 on this date

Bennett Henderson Young
Turns 19 on this date
Events
Battles/Soldiers | Stonewall Jackson wins a major victory at Winchester and drives Union forces back into Maryland | 05/25/1862 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |