Birthdays
William Edwin Baldwin
Turns 33 on this date
James Henry Lane CSA
Turns 27 on this date
Amos Forry Musselman
Turns 30 on this date
William Duncan Smith
Turns 35 on this date
Thomas Snowden Thomas
Turns 32 on this date
Washington Williams
Turns 61 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | California Breckinridge Democrats organize in San Francisco | 07/28/1860 |
| US/the World | French Government appropriate ten million francs for a massive reforestation project | 07/28/1860 |
| US/the World | On his North American tour, the Prince of Wales stops at Sydney on Cape Breton en route to Halifax, Nova Scotia | 07/28/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | (Montpelier) Vermont Patriot, “A Patriotic Woman,” July 28, 1860 | 07/28/1860 |
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “The Mobbing Business,” July 28, 1860 | 07/28/1860 |