Birthdays
Charles Francis Adams
Turns 51 on this date
Benjamin Alvord
Turns 45 on this date
Nathan Clifford
Turns 55 on this date
John Wynn Davidson
Turns 34 on this date
Charles L. Ginn
Turns 21 on this date
William Higby
Turns 45 on this date
Phoebe Yates Levy Pember
Turns 35 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
| Letter | John Hays to Charles Francis Himes, August 18, 1858 | 08/18/1858 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Democratic Prospects In Illinois,” August 18, 1858 | 08/18/1858 |
| Book | Recollection by Gustave Koerner, Lincoln-Douglas Debates |
07/10/1858 to 11/02/1858 |