Birthdays
James Osgood Andrew
Turns 67 on this date
Jean Margaret Davenport Lander
Turns 32 on this date
George Hawkins McCabe
Turns 37 on this date
Wilmer McLean
Turns 47 on this date
Montgomery Cunningham Meigs
Turns 45 on this date
Lot Myrick Morrill
Turns 48 on this date
Rufus Paine Spalding
Turns 63 on this date
William Van Bergen Tudor
Turns 29 on this date
David Shelby Walker
Turns 46 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Congress of the Confederate States is sitting in special session session in Montgomery, Alabama |
04/30/1861 to 05/20/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “The Peril of Kentucky,” May 3, 1861 | 05/03/1861 |
| Newspaper | Greensboro (NC) Patriot, "Lincoln Men!," May 3, 1861 | 05/03/1861 |