Birthdays
Taylor F. Blow
Turns 41 on this date
Maunsell Bradhurst Field
Turns 39 on this date
Edward Haight
Turns 44 on this date
Herman Haupt
Turns 44 on this date
Thomas West Sherman
Turns 48 on this date
Adam Clarke Snyder
Turns 27 on this date
Charles F. Willard
Turns 39 on this date
George Washington Woodward
Turns 52 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | A secessionist flag flies near the Frankford Arsenal in north-east Philadelphia | 03/26/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Washington, DC, the United States Senate is sitting in Special Session |
03/04/1861 to 03/28/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Virginia Convention on secession is meeting in Richmond |
02/13/1861 to 05/01/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Mischievous Rumors,” March 26, 1861 | 03/26/1861 |