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Daily Report

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Wednesday, February 20, 1861

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Birthdays

Charles Augustus Eldredge, detail

Charles Augustus Eldredge

41 years old today

Angelina Emily Grimké, detail

Angelina Emily Grimké

56 years old today

Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available

John Loren Heysinger

32 years old today

Elijah Barrett Prettyman, detail

Elijah Barrett Prettyman

31 years old today

Henry Hastings Sibley, detail

Henry Hastings Sibley

50 years old today

Henry Stanbery, detail

Henry Stanbery

58 years old today

John Ellis Wool, detail

John Ellis Wool

77 years old today

Events

Legal/Political
Stephen A. Douglas serves in the United States Senate 03/04/1847 to 06/03/1861
Legal/Political
Elihu Washburne serves in the United States House of Representatives 03/04/1853 to 03/06/1869
Legal/Political
Lyman Trumbull serves in the United States Senate 03/04/1855 to 03/03/1873
Personal
Moncure Conway serves as minister at Unitarian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio 10/26/1856 to 01/01/1862
Personal
Ozias Mather Hatch serves as Illinois Secretary of State 01/01/1857 to 01/31/1865

Documents

Newspaper
New York Times, “Southern Streets and Northern Names,” February 20, 1861 02/20/1861
Newspaper
Chicago (IL) Tribune, “Bad For Virginia,” February 20, 1861 02/20/1861

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