Birthdays
George Andreas Atzerodt
Turns 27 on this date
Samuel Cooper
Turns 64 on this date
John Hanson McNeil
Turns 47 on this date
David Levy Yulee
Turns 52 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | A total eclipse of the Moon late in the evening is visible across much of the United States |
06/11/1862 to 06/12/1862 |
| Personal | Owen Lovejoy speaks at an Emancipation League meeting in New York City | 06/12/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |