Birthdays
Thomas James Churchill
Turns 37 on this date
Robert Lowry
Turns 31 on this date
William Chambers Maloy
Turns 29 on this date
John Alexander Martin
Turns 22 on this date
John McCloskey
Turns 51 on this date
William Henry Penrose
Turns 29 on this date
George Wythe Randolph
Turns 43 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | In Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania legislature postpones the Philadelphia municipal election | 03/10/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Washington, DC, the United States Senate is sitting in Special Session |
03/04/1861 to 03/28/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States is sitting in Montgomery, Alabama |
02/09/1861 to 03/15/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Virginia Convention on secession is meeting in Richmond |
02/13/1861 to 05/01/1861 |