Birthdays

Lewis Davis Campbell
Turns 47 on this date

Albert Troup Emory
Turns 37 on this date

John Merryman
Turns 34 on this date

William Morris Stewart
Turns 31 on this date

William Thomas Ward
Turns 50 on this date
Events
Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Charleston (SC) Mercury, "The Lecompton Constitution Rejected," August 9, 1858 | 08/09/1858 |
Book | Recollection by Gustave Koerner, Lincoln-Douglas Debates |
07/10/1858 to 11/02/1858 |