Daily Report

Birthdays

Charles Anderson Dana, detail
Charles Anderson Dana
1819—1897
Turns 42 on this date
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Winfield Scott Featherston, detail
Winfield Scott Featherston
1820—1891
Turns 41 on this date
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Walter Chiles Whitaker
1823—1887
Turns 38 on this date
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Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available
Lewis Griffith Sparrow
1828—1908
Turns 33 on this date
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Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available
Isaac Davis Clark
1835—1888
Turns 26 on this date
Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available
John Wesley Duvall
1836—1900
Turns 25 on this date

Events

Science/Technology The Great Comet of 1861 visible to the naked eye over North America and Europe 06/30/1861—08/15/1861

Documents
Newspaper Memphis (TN) Appeal, “Clothing For Our Army,” August 8, 1861 08/08/1861