1862
4 verified events recorded in 1862.
Activity over time
Events per year
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1862-07-01 | Pacific Railway Act Creates Land Grant System Enabling Massive Railroad Speculation and Corruption Abraham Lincoln · U.S. Congress · Union Pacific Railroad · Central Pacific Railroad · +2 | confirmed | |
| 1862-05-01 | General Benjamin Butler's New Orleans Occupation Marked by Systematic Corruption and Cotton Trade Profiteering Benjamin F. Butler · Andrew Butler · David G. Farragut · Abraham Lincoln | confirmed | |
| 1862-02-25 | Legal Tender Act Creates Unbacked Greenback Currency Enabling Speculation and Inflation Despite Constitutional Questions U.S. Congress · Abraham Lincoln · Edmund Dick Taylor · Wall Street | confirmed | |
| 1862-01-13 | Lincoln's Secretary of War Simon Cameron Resigns Amid Procurement Corruption and Contract Fraud Enabling Profiteering Simon Cameron · Abraham Lincoln · Edwin M. Stanton · Alexander Cummings · +1 | confirmed |