Birthdays

Robert Houstoun Anderson
Turns 25 on this date

William LeRoy Broun
Turns 33 on this date

Adoniram Judson Clark
Turns 22 on this date

James E. Clawson
Turns 32 on this date

Francis Marion Cockrell
Turns 26 on this date

Alfred G. Coover
Turns 22 on this date

William Hicks Jackson
Turns 25 on this date

Francis Henry Jordan
Turns 39 on this date
Events
Campaigns/Elections | Florida holds state-wide elections, choosing Breckinridge Democrat John Milton as governor | 10/01/1860 |
US/the World | Garibaldi and his Italian nationalists inflict final defeat on the Bourbon forces at Battle of Volturno |
09/30/1860 to 10/02/1860 |
Campaigns/Elections | In Connecticut, Bridgeport elects a Republican mayor | 10/01/1860 |
US/the World | The Prince of Wales visits Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
10/01/1860 to 10/02/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “'Gen. Walker',” October 1, 1860 | 10/01/1860 |