Birthdays

Turner Ashby
Turns 32 on this date

Jeremiah Howard Beckwith
Turns 22 on this date

James William Denver
Turns 39 on this date

James Monroe Goggin
Turns 40 on this date

Samuel Pollock
Turns 52 on this date

John Reuben Thompson
Turns 37 on this date
Events
Campaigns/Elections | In Kentucky, "fire-eater" William Lowndes Yancey stumps for Breckinridge | 10/23/1860 |
Campaigns/Elections | Stephen Douglas makes his final campaign tour, through the Deep South |
10/19/1860 to 10/28/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “The Prince and the Boston Ladies,” October 23, 1860 | 10/23/1860 |