Birthdays
Thomas Kempis Bull
Turns 51 on this date
Darius Nash Couch
Turns 39 on this date
William Wood Gerhard
Turns 52 on this date
James Willis Nesmith
Turns 41 on this date
Gabriel Colvin Wharton
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
| Letter | Edwin D. Morgan to Abraham Lincoln, July 23, 1861 | 07/23/1861 |