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Daily Report

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Sunday, May 19, 1861

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Birthdays

Samuel Jameson Gholson, detail

Samuel Jameson Gholson

53 years old today

Richard Jacobs Haldeman, detail

Richard Jacobs Haldeman

30 years old today

Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available

Harmar Denny Murray

23 years old today

Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available

Jonas John Potts

40 years old today

Felix Kirk Zollicoffer, detail

Felix Kirk Zollicoffer

49 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 Herald, “Letters for the Army,” May 19, 1861 05/19/1861
Letter
Robert Anderson to Abraham Lincoln, May 19, 1861 05/19/1861

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