Birthdays
George Baylor
Turns 17 on this date
James Breathed
Turns 21 on this date
Hugh A. Garland
Turns 22 on this date
Charles Henry Gere
Turns 21 on this date
William Whedbee Kirkland
Turns 26 on this date
Samuel Phillips Lee
Turns 47 on this date
John Aaron Rawlins
Turns 28 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | In Texas, the Army recovers a horse herd stolen by Indians | 02/13/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 35th U.S. Congress is sitting between early January and early March, 1859 |
01/05/1859 to 03/02/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “The Tariff,” February 13, 1859 | 02/13/1859 |