Birthdays
James Jay Archer
Turns 40 on this date
John Carpenter Carter
Turns 20 on this date
Mary Ashton Rice Livermore
Turns 37 on this date
Nathaniel Thomas Lupton
Turns 27 on this date
Edwin McMasters Stanton
Turns 43 on this date
Events
| Legal/Political | The 35th Congress is in session in Washington, DC during December, 1857 before its holiday recess |
12/08/1857 to 12/22/1857 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “The Republicans and Gov. Walker,” December 19, 1857 | 12/19/1857 |