Birthdays
Ellison Capers
Turns 24 on this date
James Tracy Hale
Turns 51 on this date
Samuel Blanchard How
Turns 71 on this date
Preston King
Turns 55 on this date
George Middleton
Turns 61 on this date
William Milo Stone
Turns 34 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Secretary of State Seward urges Great Lakes governors to fortify their lakeside ports against foreign threats | 10/14/1861 |