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 |