Birthdays
Samuel Benton
Turns 38 on this date
Joseph William Briggs
Turns 47 on this date
Elbridge Hoffman Gerry
Turns 22 on this date
John Breckinridge Grayson
Turns 52 on this date
James Gilbreath Hamilton
Turns 41 on this date
John Newman Hank
Turns 31 on this date
Daniel Parish Kidder
Turns 43 on this date
Henry D Landis
Turns 34 on this date
John Lowell
Turns 34 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "The Alton Debate," October 18, 1858 | 10/18/1858 |
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "The Rascality Confessed," October 18, 1858 | 10/18/1858 |
| Book | Recollection by Gustave Koerner, Lincoln-Douglas Debates |
07/10/1858 to 11/02/1858 |