Birthdays
Lewis Golding Arnold
Turns 43 on this date
Benjamin Franklin Ball
Turns 21 on this date
John Cabell Breckinridge
Turns 39 on this date
Alexander Mosby Clayton
Turns 59 on this date
Abigail Kelley Foster
Turns 49 on this date
Lafayette McLaws
Turns 39 on this date
Hiester Henry Muhlenburg
Turns 48 on this date
Ozora Pierson Stearns
Turns 29 on this date
John Dodson Stiles
Turns 38 on this date
Events
| Slavery/Abolition | Scores of free blacks sail from New Orleans to begin a new life in Haiti | 01/15/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | The ice on the Monongahela River above Pittsburgh breaks suddenly, causing heavy damage | 01/15/1860 |
Documents
| Letter | Abraham Lincoln to Alonzo J. Grover, January 15, 1860 | 01/15/1860 |
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “Swindles Practiced Upon California Passengers,” January 15, 1860 | 01/15/1860 |