Birthdays
Alfred Armstrong
Turns 61 on this date
Henry Coalter Cabell
Turns 42 on this date
Conrad Wise Chapman
Turns 20 on this date
Winfield Scott Hancock
Turns 38 on this date
Martin Christian Herman
Turns 21 on this date
Alfred Iverson Jr.
Turns 23 on this date
Francis Celeste Le Blond
Turns 41 on this date
James Green Martin
Turns 43 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | Full moon | 02/14/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In Tennessee, Union troops reinforce the siege of Fort Donelson, while gunboats attack from the river | 02/14/1862 |
| 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 |