Birthdays
Henry Whitney Bellows
Turns 45 on this date
Augustus Hill Garland
Turns 27 on this date
James Lawson Kemper
Turns 36 on this date
Robert Huston Milroy
Turns 43 on this date
Samuel Davis Sturgis
Turns 37 on this date
Eli Thayer
Turns 40 on this date
John Weller
Turns 29 on this date
Events
| Foreign | In Italy, the pro-Austrian Duke of Modena flees and a provisional government is formed | 06/11/1859 |
| Business/Industry | Large silver deposits are found in Six Mile Canyon near Virginia City in Nevada | 06/11/1859 |
| Foreign | Prince Metternich dies in Vienna | 06/11/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “The Kansas Gold Mines,” June 11, 1859 | 06/11/1859 |