Birthdays

Henry Donnel
Turns 35 on this date

Nehemiah Fountain
Turns 27 on this date

Abigail Goodwin
Turns 68 on this date

Lewis McKendree Griffith
Turns 27 on this date

Micah Jenkins
Turns 26 on this date

William Carr Lane
Turns 72 on this date

William Mahone
Turns 35 on this date

Jacob Van Meter
Turns 27 on this date
Events
Lawmaking/Litigating | In Wheeling, the elected West Virginia convention is meeting to write a constitution for the new state |
11/26/1861 to 02/18/1862 |
Battles/Soldiers | The captured blockade runner Albion arrives in New York Harbor under a prize crew from USS Penguin | 12/01/1861 |
Documents
Military record | Major-General David Hunter to Trustees of Platte City, Missouri, December 1, 1861 | 12/01/1861 |