Birthdays
Elizabeth Buffum Chace
Turns 52 on this date
Ephraim Ralph Eckley
Turns 47 on this date
Henry Sheffie Geyer
Turns 68 on this date
Thomas Saunders Gholson
Turns 50 on this date
John Jeremiah Jacob
Turns 29 on this date
William M. Line
Turns 35 on this date
Frederick Augustus Pike
Turns 42 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 | New York Times, “The Fillibusters [Filibusters] Again,” December 9, 1858 | 12/09/1858 |