Birthdays
Hanson F. Forrest
Turns 26 on this date
John Beauchamp Jones
Turns 49 on this date
William Miller McAllister
Turns 16 on this date
Philip Henry Sheridan
Turns 28 on this date
Gerrit Smith
Turns 62 on this date
Thomas Emory Sudler
Turns 59 on this date
Horatio Gouverneur Wright
Turns 39 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 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Memphis (TN) Appeal, “Protection of Slave Property in Oregon,” March 6, 1859 | 03/06/1859 |