Birthdays
Thomas James Churchill
Turns 42 on this date
Robert Lowry
Turns 36 on this date
William Chambers Maloy
Turns 34 on this date
John Alexander Martin
Turns 27 on this date
John McCloskey
Turns 56 on this date
William Henry Penrose
Turns 34 on this date
George Wythe Randolph
Turns 48 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Georgia votes an additional state tax to provide for distressed Confederate veterans and their families | 03/10/1866 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Raleigh, the state legislature defines by law the definition and legal status of black North Carolinians | 03/10/1866 |
| Science/Technology | The Army board convened to decide on new infantry small arms meets for the first time in Washington. | 03/10/1866 |
| 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 |