Birthdays

James Osgood Andrew
Turns 65 on this date

Jean Margaret Davenport Lander
Turns 30 on this date

George Hawkins McCabe
Turns 35 on this date

Wilmer McLean
Turns 45 on this date

Montgomery Cunningham Meigs
Turns 43 on this date

Lot Myrick Morrill
Turns 46 on this date

Rufus Paine Spalding
Turns 61 on this date

William Van Bergen Tudor
Turns 27 on this date

David Shelby Walker
Turns 44 on this date
Events
Science/Technology | Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge over the Tamar in the west of England is officially opened | 05/03/1859 |
US/the World | French Emperor Napoleon III issues his official declaration of war on the Austrian Empire | 05/03/1859 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The trial of Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Charles Langston continues in the federal court in Cleveland, Ohio |
04/19/1859 to 05/09/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Charleston (SC) Mercury, “An Opinion,” May 3, 1859 | 05/03/1859 |