Birthdays
Tiphen Walsingham Allen
Turns 28 on this date
Henry Toole Clark
Turns 53 on this date
John Littleton Dawson
Turns 48 on this date
John Hays Grier
Turns 73 on this date
DeWitt Clinton Littlejohn
Turns 43 on this date
William Marvell Nevin
Turns 55 on this date
Augustus S. Sassaman
Turns 27 on this date
James Monroe Trotter
Turns 19 on this date
Leroy Pope Walker
Turns 44 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Gales and snowstorms ravage the north-eastern United States and Canada | 02/07/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Washington Peace Conference is meeting at Willard's Hotel in Washington DC |
02/04/1861 to 02/27/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Mr. Lincoln’s Views,” February 7, 1861 | 02/07/1861 |