Birthdays
Oran Milo Roberts
Turns 46 on this date
Wilbur Fisk Watkins
Turns 25 on this date
William Ryland Woodward
Turns 42 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
| Newspaper | Memphis (TN) Appeal, “Ulterior Squinting,” July 9, 1861 | 07/09/1861 |