Birthdays
George Lloyd Magruder
Turns 10 on this date
Joseph Benjamin Palmer
Turns 33 on this date
Mary Smith Kelsey Peake
Turns 35 on this date
Luke Potter Poland
Turns 43 on this date
John Radcliffe Smead
Turns 28 on this date
George Eliphaz Spencer
Turns 22 on this date
Gottfried Weitzel
Turns 23 on this date
Robert Wilson
Turns 55 on this date
George Helm Yeaman
Turns 29 on this date
Events
| Legal/Political | A Reform Association is constituted in Baltimore to attempt to bring order to the city | 11/01/1858 |
| Religion/Philosophy | All Saints Day | 11/01/1858 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
| Foreign | Queen Victoria is proclaimed throughout India as Queen; Lord Canning is to be the first Viceroy of India | 11/01/1858 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, "Election Eve," November 1, 1858 | 11/01/1858 |
| Book | Recollection by Gustave Koerner, Lincoln-Douglas Debates |
07/10/1858 to 11/02/1858 |