Birthdays
Edward Porter Alexander
Turns 27 on this date
George Gilman Fogg
Turns 49 on this date
Lorenzo De Medici Sweat
Turns 44 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | Major General Banks completes his withdrawal from the Shenandoah Valley to Maryland | 05/26/1862 |
| US/the World | Negotiations begin in Saigon to end the fighting between the French invaders and the Vietnamese | 05/26/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |