Birthdays
William Embre Gaines
Turns 18 on this date
Horace Maynard
Turns 48 on this date
Daniel Webster McCurdy
Turns 21 on this date
Joseph W. Redden
Turns 28 on this date
Alexander Hamilton Rice
Turns 44 on this date
William Paine Sheffield
Turns 42 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is meeting in its second session |
08/18/1862 to 10/13/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | The Battle of Second Bull Run, August 28-30, 1862 |
08/28/1862 to 08/30/1862 |