Birthdays

Roderick Random Butler
Turns 34 on this date

Roger Preston Chew
Turns 18 on this date

George James Conner
Turns 32 on this date

Robert Nixon Earhart
Turns 28 on this date
Chatham Roberdeau Wheat
Turns 35 on this date
Events
Campaigns/Elections | In New Jersey, the state capital Trenton elects its first Republican mayor | 04/09/1861 |
US/the World | Official period of Britain's seventh national census takes place overnight |
04/08/1861 to 04/09/1861 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The Virginia Convention on secession is meeting in Richmond |
02/13/1861 to 05/01/1861 |
Documents
Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “What Does It All Mean?,” April 9, 1861 | 04/09/1861 |
Newspaper | Memphis (TN) Appeal, "The Underground Railroad," April 9, 1861 | 04/09/1861 |
Newspaper | New York Times, “Wise Rampant,” April 9, 1861 | 04/09/1861 |