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 |