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 |