Birthdays
Manning Ferguson Force
Turns 34 on this date
Joseph Henry
Turns 61 on this date
James Thadeus Holtzclaw
Turns 25 on this date
Samuel Jones
Turns 39 on this date
Frederick West Lander
Turns 37 on this date
John O'Neill
Turns 36 on this date
William Gaston Steele
Turns 38 on this date
Delia Ann Webster
Turns 41 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 Amistad Case,” December 17, 1858 | 12/17/1858 |