Birthdays
William E. Clarke
Turns 30 on this date
James Geddes Craighead
Turns 36 on this date
Robert Lewis Dabney
Turns 39 on this date
Hubert Anton Casimir Dilger
Turns 23 on this date
John Dunovant
Turns 34 on this date
Robert Cooper Grier
Turns 65 on this date
Sylvanus Townsend
Turns 22 on this date
John Wentworth
Turns 44 on this date
Francis West
Turns 49 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Senate of the United States is sitting in a week long special session in Washington, DC |
03/05/1859 to 03/09/1859 |
| Foreign | The Swiss Federal Council says Switzerland will defend itself and its neutrality, by force if need be | 03/05/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Manumission of a Whole Drove of Slaves,” March 5, 1859 | 03/05/1859 |
| Newspaper | Ripley (OH) Bee, “Our Utah Army,” March 5, 1859 | 03/05/1859 |