Birthdays
Joseph Benson Akers
Turns 32 on this date
George Thomas Anderson
Turns 37 on this date
Spencer Fullerton Baird
Turns 38 on this date
Aaron Harrison Cragin
Turns 40 on this date
Samuel Ryan Curtis
Turns 56 on this date
Nathan George Evans
Turns 37 on this date
Philander Chinn George
Turns 31 on this date
Horace Greeley
Turns 50 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | Dependents of the federal forces at Fort Sumter sail for New York from Charleston Harbor | 02/03/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “Greeley for Senator, Why Not?,” February 3, 1861 | 02/03/1861 |