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 |