Birthdays
Robert Woodward Barnwell
Turns 59 on this date
John Allen Campbell
Turns 25 on this date
William Parish Chilton
Turns 50 on this date
Thomas Coursey
Turns 28 on this date
John Clifford Pemberton
Turns 46 on this date
Edman Spangler
Turns 35 on this date
Horace White
Turns 26 on this date
Events
| US/the World | Continuing his North American tour, the Prince of Wales is in Charlottetown on Prince Edward's Island |
08/09/1860 to 08/11/1860 |
| US/the World | In Mexico, liberal General Ortega crushes conservative president Miramón and his forces at Silao | 08/10/1860 |
| Slavery/Abolition | Royal Navy capture American-built slave ship "Sunny South" off Mozambique | 08/10/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, "Politics at the South," August 10, 1860 | 08/10/1860 |