Birthdays

James Hervey Barton
Turns 24 on this date

Richard Ridgely Battee
Turns 36 on this date

David Benjamin Herman
Turns 14 on this date

John James Ingalls
Turns 25 on this date

Andrew Johnson
Turns 50 on this date

Mark Perrin Lowrey
Turns 30 on this date

Albert Pike
Turns 49 on this date

Eli Saulsbury
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 in its ten day holiday recess until January 5, 1859 |
12/24/1858 to 01/04/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Newark (OH) Advocate, “Henry Clay’s Resolution,” December 29, 1858 | 12/29/1858 |