Birthdays
Robert Newton Adams
Turns 25 on this date
John Maxwell Bailey
Turns 33 on this date
Samuel Cook
Turns 20 on this date
Arthur Wellesley Milby
Turns 42 on this date
Richard Olney
Turns 25 on this date
Clayton Cannon Pennel
Turns 25 on this date
Henry George Stebbins
Turns 49 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | Corps of Engineers begin repairs to defenses of Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter in South Carolina |
09/14/1860 to 09/15/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Hurricane strikes Louisiana and Mississippi coasts | 09/15/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | In Albany, well-known piano manufacturing firm suffers devastating fire | 09/15/1860 |
| Education/Culture | In New York baseball, good early innings allow Excelsior and Putnam to notch up easy wins | 09/15/1860 |
| US/the World | The Prince of Wales visits Niagara Falls and watches Blondin cross on the high wire |
09/15/1860 to 09/17/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Boston (MA) Advertiser, “The Plots in Texas,” September 15, 1860 | 09/15/1860 |