Birthdays
Robert Woodward Barnwell
Turns 60 on this date
John Allen Campbell
Turns 26 on this date
William Parish Chilton
Turns 51 on this date
Thomas Coursey
Turns 29 on this date
John Clifford Pemberton
Turns 47 on this date
Edman Spangler
Turns 36 on this date
Horace White
Turns 27 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | At Wilson's Creek in Missouri, a bold Union attack is thrown back and General Nathaniel Lyon killed | 08/10/1861 |
| 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 | Boston (MA) Advertiser, “The Kentucky Victory,” August 10, 1861 | 08/10/1861 |
| Letter | John P. Crawford to Abraham Lincoln, August 10, 1861 | 08/10/1861 |