Birthdays

John Bullock Clark Jr.
Turns 29 on this date

George Tancard Garrison
Turns 25 on this date

Francis Kernan
Turns 44 on this date

Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
Turns 24 on this date

Matthew Fontaine Maury
Turns 54 on this date

William Addison Phillips
Turns 36 on this date

Frederick Steele
Turns 41 on this date

Moses Walton
Turns 34 on this date
Events
Campaigns/Elections | Milton S. Latham resigns after five days as California governor | 01/14/1860 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Campaigns/Elections | The Alabama Democratic Convention meets in Montgomery and formulates the "Alabama Platform" |
01/11/1860 to 01/14/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | (Montpelier) Vermont Patriot, “The Campaign of 1860,” January 14, 1860 | 01/14/1860 |