Birthdays
James Asheton Bayard Jr.
Turns 60 on this date
Thomas Forster
Turns 47 on this date
James Henry Hammond
Turns 52 on this date
Robert Mallory
Turns 44 on this date
Thurlow Weed
Turns 62 on this date
Pierce Manning Butler Young
Turns 23 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | Large and bright meteor is tracked across the east coast | 11/15/1859 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Mozart Hall Democrats nominate Fernando Wood for mayor of New York City | 11/15/1859 |
| Business/Industry | The Ohio River at Pittsburgh open to navigation for the winter | 11/15/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Charleston (SC) Mercury, “Insurrectionists in West Tennessee,” November 15, 1859 | 11/15/1859 |