What day of the week was November 5, 1862?
The day of the week November 5th, 1862 fell on was a Wednesday.
There were 50 days until Christmas.
American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Union Army for the second and final time. American Indian Wars: In Minnesota the 303 Dakota warriors are found guilty of rape and murder of whites and are sentenced to hang. 38 are ultimately executed and the others reprieved.