Birthdays

Henry Washington Benham
Turns 53 on this date

John Curtis Caldwell
Turns 33 on this date

John Bullock Clark Sr.
Turns 64 on this date

Charles Collins
Turns 53 on this date

Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
Turns 38 on this date

John Sedgwick Cleveland Robinson
Turns 49 on this date
Events
US/the World | British naval and land units arrive to defend Campobello Island from a Fenian Raid | 04/17/1866 |
Science/Technology | On the Thames, after much difficulty, a massive new Royal Navy warship is launched | 04/17/1866 |
Crime/Disasters | Serious civil disturbances rock Norfolk, Virginia, bringing federal troops to restore order |
04/16/1866 to 04/17/1866 |
Legal/Political | The first session of the 39th Congress is sitting in Washington DC from early January to late July, 1866 |
01/07/1866 to 07/27/1866 |
Documents
Military record | Brigadier General Edward D. Townsend to Major General Oliver O. Howard, Washington, D.C., April 17, 1866 | 04/17/1866 |