Birthdays
Henry Ward Beecher
Turns 46 on this date
John Archibald Campbell
Turns 48 on this date
David Ramsay Clendenin
Turns 29 on this date
Birkett Davenport Fry
Turns 37 on this date
John Joseph Hughes
Turns 62 on this date
Henry Rootes Jackson
Turns 39 on this date
William Radford
Turns 45 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | Battlefield carnage inspires Henri Durant to found what will become the International Red Cross | 06/24/1859 |
| Foreign | Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Emperor Napoleon III meet in battle at Solferino in Italy | 06/24/1859 |
| Crime/Disasters | Weeks of dangerously high temperatures prevail in central California |
06/20/1859 to 07/01/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Ho! for Niagara,” June 24, 1859 | 06/24/1859 |