Birthdays

Robert Davidson
Turns 58 on this date

John Murray Forbes
Turns 53 on this date

William Buel Franklin
Turns 43 on this date

Jeremy Francis Gilmer
Turns 48 on this date

Gilbert Moxley Sorrel
Turns 28 on this date

Henry Clay Whitney
Turns 35 on this date

Passmore Williamson
Turns 44 on this date
Events
Campaigns/Elections | "Copperhead" Democrat Daniel Voorhees of Indiana is removed from his congressional seat | 02/23/1866 |
Legal/Political | The first session of the 39th Congress is sitting in Washington DC from early January to late July, 1866 |
01/07/1866 to 07/27/1866 |
Documents
Newspaper | "The Culprits," Chicago Tribune, February 23, 1866 | 02/23/1866 |
Letter | William Henry Seward to Andrew Johnson, February 23, 1866 (telegram) | 02/23/1866 |