Birthdays
Thomas Craighead
Turns 56 on this date
Orlando Kellogg
Turns 53 on this date
Humphrey Howe Leavitt
Turns 66 on this date
Richard Dorsey Sellman
Turns 34 on this date
William Henry Seward Jr.
Turns 23 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | In Atlanta, seven Union raiders from the failed attack on the Georgia rail system are hanged as spies | 06/18/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |