Birthdays

James Byron Gordon
Turns 36 on this date

Andrew Atkinson Humphreys
Turns 48 on this date

Thomas Allen Jenckes
Turns 40 on this date

William Adams Richardson
Turns 37 on this date

James Rumley
Turns 46 on this date
Events
Campaigns/Elections | Illinois Democrats retain control of the state legislature in the November 1858 election | 11/02/1858 |
Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
Religion/Philosophy | Quakers moderate their demands in marriage and in dress | 11/02/1858 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Times, “Health of New Orleans,” November 2, 1858 | 11/02/1858 |
Book | Recollection by Gustave Koerner, Lincoln-Douglas Debates |
07/10/1858 to 11/02/1858 |