Birthdays
Samuel Cushman Caldwell
Turns 24 on this date
Thomas Care
Turns 28 on this date
Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb
Turns 37 on this date
Adam Gilchrist
Turns 54 on this date
David McMurtrie Gregg
Turns 27 on this date
Charles Murray Harris
Turns 39 on this date
Benjamin Franklin Kelley
Turns 53 on this date
Thomas Overton Moore
Turns 56 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Heavy rains cause flooding and damage in Pennsylvania and Ohio |
04/08/1860 to 04/11/1860 |
| Slavery/Abolition | In Virginia, Richmond police raid secret meeting of African-American group called "The Sons of Ham" | 04/10/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Missouri Democratic Party Convention meets in Jefferson City |
04/09/1860 to 04/11/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |