Birthdays
August Belmont
Turns 45 on this date
Robert Bullock
Turns 30 on this date
William Downey
Turns 33 on this date
Clinton Bowen Fisk
Turns 30 on this date
Otis Gibson
Turns 32 on this date
Lewis Winans Ross
Turns 46 on this date
Henry Timrod
Turns 58 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 35th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/06/1858 to 12/22/1858 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Raleigh (NC) Register, “Douglas Stock Rising,” December 8, 1858 | 12/08/1858 |