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 |