Birthdays
Henry Bowen Anthony
Turns 44 on this date
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Turns 36 on this date
James Smith Colwell
Turns 46 on this date
John Egbert Farnum
Turns 35 on this date
Jeremiah Haralson
Turns 13 on this date
James Wilson Troxell
Turns 28 on this date
James Williams
Turns 34 on this date
Richard Wootton
Turns 24 on this date
Theodore George Wormley
Turns 33 on this date
Events
| Personal | John Brown speaks at the Concord Town Hall | 04/01/1859 |
| Slavery/Abolition | Alleged fugitive slave arrested in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and sent that evening to Philadelphia | 04/01/1859 |
| Crime/Disasters | Clipper ship bound for Liverpool from Australia hits an iceberg | 04/01/1859 |
| US/the World | In London, Parliament defeats a key Conservative bill for reform and the Government resigns the next day | 04/01/1859 |
| US/the World | In Spain, a woefully abortive Carlist attempt is made to overthrow the Spanish throne | 04/01/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | San Francisco (CA) Evening Bulletin, “Filibusterism and Disunion,” April 1, 1859 | 04/01/1859 |