Birthdays
William Felix Brantley
Turns 31 on this date
Bradley Francis Granger
Turns 36 on this date
John Robert Jones
Turns 34 on this date
William Flank Perry
Turns 38 on this date
Jane Means Appleton Pierce
Turns 55 on this date
Charles Henry Ray
Turns 40 on this date
John Conover Ten Eyck
Turns 47 on this date
William Richard Terry
Turns 34 on this date
Timothy Webster
Turns 39 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | American sailing ship sinks in North Atlantic and fifty-three passengers and crew drown | 03/12/1861 |
| 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 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “A Loyal Regiment,” March 12, 1861 | 03/12/1861 |