Birthdays

Samuel Jameson Gholson
Turns 53 on this date

Richard Jacobs Haldeman
Turns 30 on this date

Harmar Denny Murray
Turns 23 on this date

Jonas John Potts
Turns 40 on this date

Felix Kirk Zollicoffer
Turns 49 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 |
Religion/Philosophy | The Presbyterian General Assembly is meeting in Philadelphia and its decisions will split the Church |
05/16/1861 to 06/01/1861 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Herald, “Letters for the Army,” May 19, 1861 | 05/19/1861 |
Letter | Robert Anderson to Abraham Lincoln, May 19, 1861 | 05/19/1861 |