Birthdays
John Adams
Turns 36 on this date
Cornelius Fletcher Barnes
Turns 22 on this date
John Milton Brannan
Turns 42 on this date
Brutus Junius Clay
Turns 53 on this date
Josiah Gorgas
Turns 43 on this date
Ernest Dudley Martin
Turns 18 on this date
Solomon Northup
Turns 53 on this date
Henry Reed Rathbone
Turns 24 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | Federal troops arrest Baltimore's four Police Commissioners in pre-dawn raids on their homes | 07/01/1861 |
| Science/Technology | The Great Comet of 1861 visible to the naked eye over North America and Europe |
06/30/1861 to 08/15/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “More Stealing in Pennsylvania,” July 1, 1861 | 07/01/1861 |
| Letter | Marriot Boswell to William H. Seward, July 1, 1861 | 07/01/1861 |