Birthdays
William Cannon
Turns 51 on this date
Thomas Ward Custer
Turns 15 on this date
Robert Carlos De Large
Turns 18 on this date
James Henry Hackett
Turns 60 on this date
Jeremy Clarke Hagey
Turns 25 on this date
John Edwin Reagan
Turns 6 on this date
Aaron Dwight Stevens
Turns 29 on this date
Events
| Foreign | Miramón forces besieging Vera Cruz subject the port to a sustained bombardment |
03/15/1860 to 03/20/1860 |
| US/the World | Switzerland protest the pending French annexation of Savoy | 03/15/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Violent earthquake strikes Carson City, Nevada causing damage but no deaths | 03/15/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, "Helperism," March 15, 1860 | 03/15/1860 |
| Newspaper | Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “The Harper’s Ferry Insurgents,” March 15, 1860 | 03/15/1860 |
| Newspaper | Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “Untitled,” March 15, 1860 | 03/15/1860 |
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “A Woman Vote,” March 15, 1860 | 03/15/1860 |