Birthdays
James Buchanan
Turns 70 on this date
Charles Wesley Carrigan
Turns 34 on this date
Stephen Arnold Douglas
Turns 48 on this date
Isaiah Willis McCord
Turns 41 on this date
Bradford Oliver McIntire
Turns 5 on this date
Amos Myers
Turns 37 on this date
George Cassety Pendleton
Turns 16 on this date
William Capers Round
Turns 19 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Virginia Convention on secession is meeting in Richmond |
02/13/1861 to 05/01/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Tribune, “We Don’t Believe It!,” April 23, 1861 | 04/23/1861 |
| Letter | David D. Field to Abraham Lincoln, April 23, 1861 | 04/23/1861 |