Birthdays
James Cooper
Turns 51 on this date
Augusta Jane Evans
Turns 26 on this date
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Turns 32 on this date
William Henry Stewart
Turns 43 on this date
Bryan Morel Thomas
Turns 25 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 | Richmond (VA) Dispatch, “Horace Greeley,” May 8, 1861 | 05/08/1861 |