Birthdays

James Brooks
Turns 51 on this date

William Porter Cochran
Turns 58 on this date

Samuel Gridley Howe
Turns 60 on this date

Albert Gallatin Jenkins
Turns 31 on this date

James Miller McKim
Turns 51 on this date

Samuel Nelson
Turns 69 on this date

John Todd Stuart
Turns 54 on this date

Alfred Howe Terry
Turns 34 on this date
Events
Education/Culture | French explorer and anthropologist Henri Mouhot dies of fever in Laos, aged thirty-five | 11/10/1861 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Confederates select prisoners for trial in retaliation for Northern convictions of privateers | 11/10/1861 |
Battles/Soldiers | In western Virginia Confederate cavalry raid and capture Guyandotte with the help of local citizens |
11/10/1861 to 11/11/1861 |
Science/Technology | On the Potomac, Thaddeus Lowe's balloon carrier is towed into position off Mattawoman Creek | 11/10/1861 |
Documents
Military record | Proclamation of Brigadier-General Nelson to his Troops, Pikesville, Kentucky, November 10, 1861 | 11/10/1861 |