Birthdays
Ambrose Everett Burnside
Turns 38 on this date
Henry Champion Deming
Turns 47 on this date
Charles Hall
Turns 35 on this date
William Michael Harnsberger
Turns 27 on this date
John Shirk
Turns 19 on this date
Eli Slifer
Turns 44 on this date
Lewis Tappan
Turns 74 on this date
John Ogden Winner
Turns 36 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | In the Shenandoah Valley, Stonewall Jackson takes Front Royal after a three day forced march | 05/23/1862 |
| Battles/Soldiers | The Confederate First Maryland meets the Union First Maryland at the Battle of Front Royal | 05/23/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |