Birthdays
Kinsley Scott Bingham
Turns 50 on this date
John Snyder Carlile
Turns 41 on this date
Alfred Creigh
Turns 48 on this date
John Ewen
Turns 50 on this date
Samuel Garland Jr.
Turns 28 on this date
Robert Selden Garnett
Turns 39 on this date
Henry Heth
Turns 33 on this date
Myer Strouse
Turns 33 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 | Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel, “Who are the Agitators?,” December 16, 1858 | 12/16/1858 |