Birthdays
Abraham Bruner
Turns 27 on this date
Thompson Prettyman Ege
Turns 23 on this date
William Joseph Hardee
Turns 43 on this date
Archibald McAllister
Turns 45 on this date
Agib Ricketts
Turns 24 on this date
Lyman Trumbull
Turns 45 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
| Cultural | The highly influential Association for the Promotion of Social Science holds its second annual meeting in Liverpool, England |
10/12/1858 to 10/16/1858 |
Documents
| Newspaper | (Springfield) Illinois State Register, "The Galesburg Debate," October 12, 1858 | 10/12/1858 |
| Newspaper | Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel, “A Peep Behind the Curtain!,” October 12, 1858 | 10/12/1858 |
| Book | Recollection by Gustave Koerner, Lincoln-Douglas Debates |
07/10/1858 to 11/02/1858 |
| Book | Recollection by John M. Palmer, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 1858 |
08/21/1858 to 10/15/1858 |