Birthdays

John James Abert
Turns 74 on this date

William Tell Barnitz
Turns 31 on this date

John Brough
Turns 51 on this date

Franklin Buchanan
Turns 62 on this date

Lucius Quintus Lamar
Turns 37 on this date

Augustus Marion Sawyer
Turns 31 on this date

Earl Van Dorn
Turns 42 on this date
Events
Battles/Soldiers | Battle of Antietam | 09/17/1862 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is meeting in its second session |
08/18/1862 to 10/13/1862 |
Documents
Letter | William H. Hardwick to William Still, September 17, 1862 | 09/17/1862 |