Birthdays
James Willis Patterson
Turns 38 on this date
George Rogers Clark Todd
Turns 36 on this date
Robert Augustus Toombs
Turns 51 on this date
John Morrison Underwood
Turns 31 on this date
John Bordenave Villepigue
Turns 31 on this date
Events
| Business/Industry | Near Omaha, Edward Creighton digs in the first pole of the final link in the trans-continental telegraph | 07/02/1861 |
| Science/Technology | The Great Comet of 1861 visible to the naked eye over North America and Europe |
06/30/1861 to 08/15/1861 |