Birthdays

John Buford
Turns 33 on this date

John Randolph Chambliss Sr.
Turns 50 on this date

Elisha Franklin Paxton
Turns 31 on this date

Edwards Pierrepont
Turns 42 on this date

Raymond Montague Stevenson
Turns 19 on this date
Events
Lawmaking/Litigating | The Senate of the United States opens a week long special session in Washington, DC | 03/04/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Times, “The Fugitive Slave Law,” March 4, 1859 | 03/04/1859 |