Birthdays

Adelbert Ames
Turns 26 on this date

Daniel Butterfield
Turns 30 on this date

Raleigh Edward Colston
Turns 36 on this date

Joseph Roswell Hawley
Turns 35 on this date

Alexander Williams Randall
Turns 61 on this date
Documents
Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “The Final Blow to Liberty,” October 31, 1861 | 10/31/1861 |
Executive record | Henry Bellows to William Seward, Report on Condition of Confederate prisoners in New York City, October 31, 1861 | 10/31/1861 |
Military record | Winfield Scott to Simon Cameron, Request for Retirement, Washington, D.C., October 31, 1861 | 10/31/1861 |