Birthdays
John Holmes Agnew
Turns 57 on this date
Isabelle Boyd
Turns 18 on this date
William Rufus Creery
Turns 37 on this date
William George Mackey Davis
Turns 49 on this date
William Hays
Turns 42 on this date
Harriet Lane Johnston
Turns 31 on this date
William Edmondson Jones
Turns 37 on this date
Edwin H. Nevin
Turns 47 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 | Boston (MA) Advertiser, “Not Quite a Unit,” May 9, 1861 | 05/09/1861 |
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Unfounded Complaints,” May 9, 1861 | 05/09/1861 |