Birthdays

Franklin Lewis Griffith
Turns 33 on this date

Lucius H. Holsey
Turns 19 on this date

John O. Saxton
Turns 28 on this date

Otis Henry Tiffany
Turns 36 on this date

John Austin Wharton
Turns 33 on this date
Events
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 | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Does It Pay to Feed Passing Troops?,” July 3, 1861 | 07/03/1861 |