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 |