Birthdays
Samuel Cushman Caldwell
Turns 22 on this date
Thomas Care
Turns 26 on this date
Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb
Turns 35 on this date
Adam Gilchrist
Turns 52 on this date
David McMurtrie Gregg
Turns 25 on this date
Charles Murray Harris
Turns 37 on this date
Benjamin Franklin Kelley
Turns 51 on this date
Thomas Overton Moore
Turns 54 on this date
Events
| Personal | Senator Thomas Hart Benton, "Old Bullion," dies of cancer in Washington, D.C. | 04/10/1858 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 35th Congress is in session in Washington, DC. from early January to mid-June, 1858 |
01/06/1858 to 06/13/1858 |