Birthdays
John Cessna
Turns 40 on this date
Daniel Mountjoy Cloud
Turns 24 on this date
John Bell Hood
Turns 30 on this date
Alexander Parker Lyon
Turns 32 on this date
James Croxall Palmer
Turns 50 on this date
William Ransom Johnson Pegram
Turns 20 on this date
Events
| Education/Culture | Famous British poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning dies in Italy after a lingering illness | 06/29/1861 |
| Battles/Soldiers | On Chesapeake Bay, a bold stroke captures a Baltimore ferry and turns it into a Confederate privateer |
06/28/1861 to 06/29/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Atchison (KS) Freedom’s Champion, “One of Floyd’s Performances,” June 29, 1861 | 06/29/1861 |
| Letter | Worthington G. Snethen to Winfield Scott, June 29, 1861 | 06/29/1861 |