Birthdays

Asher Brakeley
Turns 33 on this date

Nathan Bedford Forrest
Turns 40 on this date

John G. Frow
Turns 27 on this date

James Alexander Seddon
Turns 46 on this date

James Iredell Waddell
Turns 37 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 | Chicago (IL) Tribune, “Missouri,” July 13, 1861 | 07/13/1861 |
Newspaper | New York Times, “How to Treat the Vallandighams,” July 13, 1861 | 07/13/1861 |