Birthdays
John Quincy Adams
Turns 13 on this date
James Henry Carlisle
Turns 36 on this date
Phil Moore Leakin
Turns 31 on this date
John Henry Martin
Turns 27 on this date
Dixon Stansbury Miles
Turns 57 on this date
William Pennington
Turns 65 on this date
John Harmon Phillips
Turns 41 on this date
Joseph Pannell Taylor
Turns 65 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | President Lincoln's twenty day grace period for the rebellion to "disperse" expires | 05/04/1861 |
| 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 | Atchison (KS) Freedom’s Champion, “Are They Secessionists?,” May 4, 1861 | 05/04/1861 |