Birthdays
James Dixon
Turns 44 on this date
Joseph Gordon Hamblen
Turns 14 on this date
James Bedell McKean
Turns 37 on this date
Carnot Posey
Turns 40 on this date
Duke Slavens
Turns 18 on this date
Thomas Weston Tipton
Turns 41 on this date
Erastus Wentworth
Turns 45 on this date
Events
| Personal | Alexis Soyer, the most famous chef in Europe, dies in London | 08/05/1858 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
| Foreign | Queen Victoria visits France |
08/04/1858 to 08/05/1858 |
Documents
| Book | Recollection by Gustave Koerner, Lincoln-Douglas Debates |
07/10/1858 to 11/02/1858 |
| Newspaper | San Francisco (CA) Evening Bulletin, “The Governor of Missouri Whipped,” August 5, 1858 | 08/05/1858 |