Birthdays
William Waters Boyce
Turns 43 on this date
Noah Brooks
Turns 31 on this date
Daniel Clark
Turns 52 on this date
John Moncure Daniel
Turns 36 on this date
John Edwards
Turns 46 on this date
Sarah Josepha Buell Hale
Turns 73 on this date
John Hancock
Turns 37 on this date
Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood
Turns 31 on this date
Eugenia Levy Phillips
Turns 42 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Philadelphia, the piracy trial of privateer William Smith results in guilty verdict and a death sentence |
10/22/1861 to 10/25/1861 |
| US/the World | In Russia, authorities reopen the University of St. Petersburg, shut down earlier by student riots | 10/24/1861 |
| Business/Industry | The telegraph line between Omaha and Sacramento is completed linking coast to coast | 10/24/1861 |