Birthdays
John Denison Baldwin
Turns 51 on this date
James Burns Belford
Turns 23 on this date
Thomas Morris Chaney
Turns 19 on this date
George Crook
Turns 32 on this date
Emerson Etheridge
Turns 41 on this date
James Deering Fessenden
Turns 27 on this date
John Gregg
Turns 32 on this date
Aaron Augustus Sargent
Turns 33 on this date
John Keagy Stayman
Turns 37 on this date
Events
| Education/Culture | Five gold prospectors climb Mount St. Helens in Washington Territory | 09/28/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | In Texas, a coastal steamboat bursts its boilers with heavy loss of life | 09/28/1860 |
| US/the World | The Prince of Wales resumes his American tour, visiting St. Louis, Missouri |
09/26/1860 to 09/28/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “When to Secede,” September 28, 1860 | 09/28/1860 |