Birthdays

Henry Binmore
Turns 29 on this date

Matthew Boyd Patterson
Turns 59 on this date

Elihu Benjamin Washburne
Turns 46 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 Sioux Uprising, September 23, 1862 | 09/23/1862 |
Documents
Letter | Abigail Goodwin to William Still, September 23, 1862 | 09/23/1862 |