Birthdays
Richard Gassaway Chaney
Turns 36 on this date
Francis Burton Craige
Turns 49 on this date
James Edward English
Turns 48 on this date
Louis Hébert
Turns 40 on this date
John Young Scouller
Turns 44 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Steamboat burns on Lake Pontchartrain and eighteen lives lost | 03/13/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Boston (MA) Advertiser, “The Troubles in Texas,” March 13, 1860 | 03/13/1860 |