Birthdays
William Smith Hanger Baylor
Turns 31 on this date
Francis Martin Drexell
Turns 70 on this date
Charles Godfrey Gunther
Turns 40 on this date
Alexander Kelly
Turns 22 on this date
Gershom Mott
Turns 40 on this date
Francis Wilkinson Pickens
Turns 55 on this date
Frederick Charles Salomon
Turns 36 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | At Pittsburg Landing, Union reinforcements turn the tide on the second day of the Battle of Shiloh | 04/07/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is meeting in its first session |
02/18/1862 to 04/21/1862 |
| Campaigns/Elections | In Rockville, Maryland Unionists meet to denounce the bill to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia | 04/07/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | On the Kentucky Bend of the Mississippi, Island Number Ten falls to Union army and navy forces | 04/07/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Mob-Law by the Ladies,” April 7, 1862 | 04/07/1862 |