Birthdays
Thomas Lee Broun
Turns 35 on this date
James Edmund Bryant
Turns 10 on this date
Augustus Louis Chetlain
Turns 34 on this date
William Henry Miles
Turns 30 on this date
Emanuel H. Reigart
Turns 24 on this date
Israel Bush Richardson
Turns 43 on this date
John Guier Scott
Turns 39 on this date
Events
| Personal | James Gadsden dies in Charleston, South Carolina | 12/26/1858 |
| 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 in its ten day holiday recess until January 5, 1859 |
12/24/1858 to 01/04/1859 |