Birthdays
Philip Clayton
Turns 46 on this date
Henry Harrison Gregg
Turns 21 on this date
Robert Daniel Johnston
Turns 24 on this date
Lewis Henry Little
Turns 44 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Washington, DC, the United States Senate is sitting in Special Session |
03/04/1861 to 03/28/1861 |
| Business/Industry | Philadelphia banks resume specie payments | 03/19/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Virginia Convention on secession is meeting in Richmond |
02/13/1861 to 05/01/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Richmond (VA) Dispatch, “Massachusetts Personal Liberty Bill,” March 19, 1861 | 03/19/1861 |