Birthdays
William Augustus Hall
Turns 42 on this date
Charles F. Mayer
Turns 62 on this date
Irvin McDowell
Turns 39 on this date
John Brown Parker
Turns 41 on this date
Haldimand Sumner Putnam
Turns 22 on this date
George Philip Rhinehart
Turns 27 on this date
Thomas Lafayette Rosser
Turns 21 on this date
Henry Harrison Walker
Turns 25 on this date
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Desperate Riots in Baltimore,” October 15, 1857 | 10/15/1857 |
| Newspaper | Washington (DC) National Era, "The Union," October 15, 1857 | 10/15/1857 |
| Newspaper | Washington (DC) National Era, “Evils of Organism,” October 15, 1857 | 10/15/1857 |