Birthdays
Laurence Simmons Baker
Turns 31 on this date
Thomas Leonidas Crittenden
Turns 42 on this date
Richard Schell
Turns 51 on this date
Jacob Thompson
Turns 51 on this date
Julia Ann Toombs
Turns 48 on this date
Isaac Ridgeway Trimble
Turns 59 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania legislature enacts pensions for war widows with children | 05/15/1861 |
| 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 | Chicago (IL) Tribune, “Treason,” May 15, 1861 | 05/15/1861 |