Birthdays
George Washington Lafayette Bickley
Turns 38 on this date
Thomas Latimer Cathcart
Turns 54 on this date
Dewitt Clinton Giddings
Turns 34 on this date
Wesley Atwood Hoffman
Turns 17 on this date
George Hunt Pendleton
Turns 36 on this date
John Mansfield Sims
Turns 40 on this date
Joseph Benton Stayman
Turns 29 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 | Charleston (SC) Mercury, “The Mississippi Women,” July 18, 1861 | 07/18/1861 |