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 |