Birthdays
James Buchanan
Turns 71 on this date
Charles Wesley Carrigan
Turns 35 on this date
Isaiah Willis McCord
Turns 42 on this date
Bradford Oliver McIntire
Turns 6 on this date
Amos Myers
Turns 38 on this date
George Cassety Pendleton
Turns 17 on this date
William Capers Round
Turns 20 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | In North Carolina, U.S. Navy units block the entrance to the Albermarle and Chesapeake Canal |
04/23/1862 to 04/24/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |