Birthdays
Henry Donnel
Turns 36 on this date
Nehemiah Fountain
Turns 28 on this date
Abigail Goodwin
Turns 69 on this date
Lewis McKendree Griffith
Turns 28 on this date
Micah Jenkins
Turns 27 on this date
William Carr Lane
Turns 73 on this date
William Mahone
Turns 36 on this date
Jacob Van Meter
Turns 28 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The third session of the 37th Congress opens in Washington, DC | 12/01/1862 |
Documents
| Executive record | Abraham Lincoln, Annual Message to Congress, December 1, 1862 | 12/01/1862 |