Birthdays
William Boyd Allison
Turns 37 on this date
Jefferson Columbus Davis
Turns 38 on this date
Sidney George Fisher
Turns 57 on this date
Abram Lycurgus Line
Turns 25 on this date
Bernard Harrison Nadal
Turns 53 on this date
Carl Schurz
Turns 37 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | In Louisiana, a black U.S.C.T. soldier is executed for killing a white civilian in an October 1865 street confrontation | 03/02/1866 |
| 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 | "Mrs. Swisshelm Guillotined," Chicago Tribune, March 2, 1866 | 03/02/1866 |