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 |