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Birthdays

1812—1885

Turns 49 on this date

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1801—1872

Turns 60 on this date

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1824—1893

Turns 37 on this date

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1806—1868

Turns 55 around this date

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1815—1892

Turns 46 on this date

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1826—1887

Turns 35 on this date

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Lawmaking/Litigating	The Congress of the Confederate States is sitting in special session session in Montgomery, Alabama	04/30/1861—05/20/1861
Business/Industry	With war in the United States underway, the Bank of England raises its discount rate again	05/16/1861
Religion/Philosophy	The Presbyterian General Assembly is meeting in Philadelphia and its decisions will split the Church	05/16/1861—06/01/1861


Letter	Montgomery Blair to Abraham Lincoln, May 16, 1861	05/16/1861
Newspaper	Chicago (IL) Tribune, “Help From England,” May 16, 1861	05/16/1861
Newspaper	New York Times, “The Reward of Treason,” May 16, 1861	05/16/1861
Newspaper	Ripley (OH) Bee, “Letter from a Union man in Kentucky,” May 16, 1861	05/16/1861