Birthdays

Junius Daniel
Turns 33 on this date

William Righter Fisher
Turns 12 on this date

Rufus H. McCeney
Turns 23 on this date

Robert Nugent
Turns 37 on this date
Events
US/the World | Giant steamer Great Eastern used as troopship as Britain reinforces Canada | 06/27/1861 |
Documents
Newspaper | Charleston (SC) Mercury, “Anniversaries of Independence,” June 27, 1861 | 06/27/1861 |
Newspaper | San Francisco (CA) Evening Bulletin, “Disreputable Weapons of Political Warfare,” June 27, 1861 | 06/27/1861 |