Birthdays

Alfred Heno Ames
Turns 28 on this date

John White Brockenbrough
Turns 53 on this date

George Edward Cole
Turns 33 on this date

Henry Highland Garnett
Turns 44 on this date

William C Goodrich
Turns 53 on this date

Samuel Henry Griffith
Turns 33 on this date

John Alexander Lockwood
Turns 48 on this date

William Nelson Pendleton
Turns 51 on this date

David Addison Weisiger
Turns 41 on this date
Events
Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Times, "The Southern Medical Students," December 23, 1859 | 12/23/1859 |
Newspaper | Newark (OH) Advocate, “Mr. Douglas and the Presidency,” December 23, 1859 | 12/23/1859 |