Birthdays
Henry Bowen Anthony
Turns 42 on this date
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Turns 34 on this date
James Smith Colwell
Turns 44 on this date
John Egbert Farnum
Turns 33 on this date
Jeremiah Haralson
Turns 11 on this date
James Wilson Troxell
Turns 26 on this date
James Williams
Turns 32 on this date
Richard Wootton
Turns 22 on this date
Theodore George Wormley
Turns 31 on this date
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Mr. Walker’s Views in Regard to Slavery in Kansas,” April 1, 1857 | 04/01/1857 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Robert J. Walker’s Acceptance of the Governship of Kansas,” April 1, 1857 | 04/01/1857 |
| Letter | Thomas Garrett to William Still, April 1, 1857 | 04/01/1857 |