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 |