Birthdays
William Montague Browne
Turns 34 on this date
Alfred Pleasonton
Turns 37 on this date
Daniel F. Rohrer
Turns 29 on this date
Robert Teackle Savage
Turns 27 on this date
James Murrell Shackelford
Turns 34 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 37th Congress is in session in Washington, DC, sitting from early July, 1861 till early August, 1861 |
07/05/1861 to 08/05/1861 |
| 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
| Letter | John T. Cuddy to John H. Cuddy, July 7, 1861 | 07/07/1861 |
| Newspaper | Memphis (TN) Appeal, “Kentucky Neutrality to be Disregarded,” July 7, 1861 | 07/07/1861 |