Birthdays
John Huy Addams
Turns 36 on this date
Samuel Boyd Jr.
Turns 52 on this date
Augustus Brandegee
Turns 30 on this date
Garrick Mallery Harding
Turns 31 on this date
Daniel Harvey Hill
Turns 37 on this date
Henry Marriot
Turns 20 on this date
James Brown McCaw
Turns 35 on this date
Andrew Horatio Reeder
Turns 51 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
| Crime/Disasters | Massive explosion and fire at a fireworks factory in London | 07/12/1858 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "Mr. Lincoln’s Speech," July 12, 1858 | 07/12/1858 |
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “Senator Douglas at Chicago,” July 12, 1858 | 07/12/1858 |
| Book | Recollection by Gustave Koerner, Lincoln-Douglas Debates |
07/10/1858 to 11/02/1858 |