Birthdays

Richard Heron Anderson
Turns 39 on this date

William Brimage Bate
Turns 34 on this date

James McHenry Caldwell
Turns 33 on this date

James Andrew McCauley
Turns 38 on this date

William Still
Turns 39 on this date

James Henry Thomas
Turns 33 on this date

John Armstrong Wright
Turns 40 on this date
Events
Crime/Disasters | In Canada, storms cause heavy damage along the coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence |
10/06/1860 to 10/07/1860 |
Crime/Disasters | New Galway Line steamship sinks on only its second Atlantic crossing | 10/07/1860 |
US/the World | Prince Albert makes a brief visit to Richmond, Virginia |
10/06/1860 to 10/07/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Herald, “The Trip to Virginia,” October 7, 1860 | 10/07/1860 |