Birthdays
George William Bagby
Turns 30 on this date
Katherine Jane Chase
Turns 18 on this date
Charles G. Dahlgren
Turns 47 on this date
Lucy Stone
Turns 40 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Fire at the Illinois State Prison | 08/13/1858 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “The Illinois Campaign,” August 13, 1858 | 08/13/1858 |
| Book | Recollection by Gustave Koerner, Lincoln-Douglas Debates |
07/10/1858 to 11/02/1858 |