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 |