Birthdays
Susan Brownell Anthony
Turns 41 on this date
Alfred Ely
Turns 46 on this date
Henry Stoner Munroe
Turns 22 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Abraham Lincoln speaks in Pittsburgh and then continues his pre-inaugural tour to Cleveland, Ohio | 02/15/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States is sitting in Montgomery, Alabama |
02/09/1861 to 03/15/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Virginia Convention on secession is meeting in Richmond |
02/13/1861 to 05/01/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Washington Peace Conference is meeting at Willard's Hotel in Washington DC |
02/04/1861 to 02/27/1861 |
Documents
| Speech | Abraham Lincoln's Speech at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 15, 1861 | 02/15/1861 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “An Unsatisfactory Defence,” February 15, 1861 | 02/15/1861 |
| Letter | Worthington G. Snethen to Abraham Lincoln, February 15, 1861 | 02/15/1861 |