Birthdays

Richard H. DeBaptiste
Turns 27 on this date

Samuel Fernald
Turns 32 on this date

John Augustus Griswold
Turns 40 on this date

Augustus Otto Hiester
Turns 50 on this date

John Codman Hurd
Turns 42 on this date

William David Luckenbach
Turns 18 on this date

Benjamin McCulloch
Turns 47 on this date

Wendell Phillips
Turns 47 on this date
Events
Personal | James Garfield marries Lucretia Randolph in Ohio | 11/11/1858 |
Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, "Rejoicing for Douglas," November 11, 1858 | 11/11/1858 |
Letter | William A. Grimshaw to Abraham Lincoln, November 11, 1858 | 11/11/1858 |