Birthdays

Samuel Lewis Casey
Turns 41 on this date

Alexander Gilmore Cattell
Turns 46 on this date

Peter Cooper
Turns 71 on this date

James Johnson
Turns 51 on this date

Abraham Lincoln
Turns 53 on this date

Robert Ransom Jr.
Turns 34 on this date

Charles Carroll Walcutt
Turns 24 on this date
Events
US/the World | In Greece, young army officers initiate a revolt against the ruling royal family |
02/12/1862 to 02/13/1862 |
Battles/Soldiers | In Tennessee, Union forces surround Fort Donelson and begin probing attacks |
02/12/1862 to 02/13/1862 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | In Wheeling, the elected West Virginia convention is meeting to write a constitution for the new state |
11/26/1861 to 02/18/1862 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |