Birthdays
William Armstrong
Turns 26 on this date
Alfred Holt Colquitt
Turns 38 on this date
John Gibbon
Turns 35 on this date
James Henry Loomis
Turns 20 on this date
Albert Gallatin Porter
Turns 38 on this date
Charles Debrille Poston
Turns 37 on this date
John Smith Preston
Turns 53 on this date
Events
| Religion/Philosophy | Easter Sunday | 04/20/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is meeting in its first session |
02/18/1862 to 04/21/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |