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 |