Birthdays
James Buffington
Turns 43 on this date
James Hunter Bull
Turns 43 on this date
Patrick Ronayne Cleburne
Turns 32 on this date
Benjamin Heck Crever
Turns 43 on this date
Charles Brown Lore
Turns 29 on this date
George Archibald McCall
Turns 58 on this date
George Maxwell Robeson
Turns 31 on this date
Henry Washington Sawyer
Turns 31 on this date
Alexander Jacob Schem
Turns 34 on this date
Events
| Foreign | Miramón forces besieging Vera Cruz subject the port to a sustained bombardment |
03/15/1860 to 03/20/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Virginia executes Harpers Ferry raiders Albert Hazlett and Aaron Dwight Stevens | 03/16/1860 |
Documents
| Letter | Anna H. Richardson to William Still, March 16, 1860 | 03/16/1860 |
| Letter | Robert Toombs to Alexander H. Stephens, March 16, 1860 | 03/16/1860 |