Birthdays
Philip St. George Cooke
Turns 49 on this date
John Knox Finley
Turns 52 on this date
Gustavus Vasa Fox
Turns 37 on this date
Thomas Maley Harris
Turns 41 on this date
Benjamin Jefferson Hill
Turns 33 on this date
Winfield Scott
Turns 72 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Steamboat founders on the Mississippi | 06/13/1858 |
| 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 |
| US/the World | Treaty signed between United States and China | 06/13/1858 |
Documents
| Letter | Anonymous to William Still, June 13, 1858 | 06/13/1858 |
| Newspaper | New York Herald, "Found At Last," June 13, 1858 | 06/13/1858 |