Birthdays
William Woods Averell
Turns 27 on this date
Benjamin Franklin Butler
Turns 41 on this date
William H. Gray
Turns 54 on this date
Benjamin Chew Howard
Turns 68 on this date
John Duncan Mahon
Turns 63 on this date
Alexander Herritage Newton
Turns 22 on this date
Alphonso Taft
Turns 49 on this date
Isaac Toucey
Turns 67 on this date
Edward Dorr Tracy
Turns 26 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Fire destroys part of central Bath in upstate New York | 11/05/1859 |
| Legal/Political | John Copeland, African-American Harpers Ferry raider, convicted in Charlestown, Virginia | 11/05/1859 |
| Business/Industry | Meeting in Kentucky protests the economic domination of the East Coast | 11/05/1859 |
Documents
| Letter | Jonathan Worth to Edward Jones Hale, November 5, 1859 | 11/05/1859 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, "The Brown Invasion Transplanted From Kansas," November 5, 1859 | 11/05/1859 |