Birthdays
Rignal Woodward Baldwin
Turns 27 on this date
Benjamin Hardin Helm
Turns 31 on this date
Charles Francis Himes
Turns 24 on this date
Philip Kearny Jr.
Turns 47 on this date
Willard Saulsbury Sr.
Turns 42 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | Robert E. Lee is appointed field commander of the Army of Northern Virginia | 06/02/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |