Birthdays
Richard Heron Anderson
Turns 37 on this date
William Brimage Bate
Turns 32 on this date
Watson Brown
Turns 23 on this date
James McHenry Caldwell
Turns 31 on this date
James Andrew McCauley
Turns 36 on this date
William Still
Turns 37 on this date
James Henry Thomas
Turns 31 on this date
John Armstrong Wright
Turns 38 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln and Douglas hold their fifth debate in Galesburg, Illinois | 10/07/1858 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
Documents
| Speech | Abraham Lincoln, Fifth Debate with Stephen Douglas, Galesburg, Illinois, October 7, 1858 | 10/07/1858 |
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “The Canvass in Iowa,” October 7, 1858 | 10/07/1858 |
| Book | Recollection by Gustave Koerner, Lincoln-Douglas Debates |
07/10/1858 to 11/02/1858 |
| Book | Recollection by Horace White, Galesburg Debate, October 7, 1858 | 10/07/1858 |
| Book | Recollection by John M. Palmer, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 1858 |
08/21/1858 to 10/15/1858 |
| Book | Recollection by Lydia A. Titus, Galesburg Debate, October 7, 1858 | 10/07/1858 |
| Periodical | Recollection by Mary Hastie Boutelle, Galesburg Debate, October 7, 1858 | 10/07/1858 |