Birthdays

Myra Colby Bradwell
Turns 29 on this date

John Churchill Brooking
Turns 24 on this date

Johnson Hagood
Turns 31 on this date

Hoar Ebenezer Rockwood
Turns 44 on this date

Isaac McCurley
Turns 21 on this date

George Douglas Ramsay
Turns 58 on this date

John Henry Winder
Turns 60 on this date

James H. Wolf
Turns 26 on this date
Events
Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Legal/Political | The U.S. Senate orders arrest of Thaddeus Hyatt for failure to appear before Harpers Ferry Committee | 02/21/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Buckeyes Swindled,” February 21, 1860 | 02/21/1860 |