February 1862

Saturday 01:

Julia Ward Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic is published for the first time (Atlantic Monthly).

Tuesday 04:

Bacardi, one of the world's largest spirits company, was founded as a small distillery in Santiago de Cuba in eastern Cuba.

Thursday 06:

American Civil War: Ulysses S. Grant gives the United States its first victory of the war, by capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee, known as the Battle of Fort Henry.

Saturday 15:

American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant attacks Fort Donelson, Tennessee.

Sunday 16:

American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.