Birthdays

Varina Howell Davis
Turns 35 on this date

Washington Lee
Turns 40 on this date

Moses Williamson
Turns 59 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 | New York Herald, “English Opinions on American Affairs,” May 7, 1861 | 05/07/1861 |