Birthdays
Robert Bridges Forten
Turns 45 on this date
Joshua Giddings Newbold
Turns 28 on this date
James Lawrence Orr
Turns 36 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | Comanches defeated at the Battle of Little Robe Creek in Oklahoma and their chief, Iron Jacket, killed | 05/12/1858 |
| 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 |