Birthdays

Robert Newton Adams
Turns 27 on this date

John Maxwell Bailey
Turns 35 on this date

Samuel Cook
Turns 22 on this date

Arthur Wellesley Milby
Turns 44 on this date

Richard Olney
Turns 27 on this date

Clayton Cannon Pennel
Turns 27 on this date

Henry George Stebbins
Turns 51 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 Harpers Ferry, September 12–15, 1862 |
09/12/1862 to 09/15/1862 |