Birthdays

Jacob Beeson Blair
Turns 38 on this date

Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth
Turns 22 on this date

Edward Everett
Turns 65 on this date

Ralph Pierce
Turns 32 on this date

John S. Stamm
Turns 21 on this date

Nathan Grier White
Turns 49 on this date
Events
Legal/Political | The federal trial of Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Simeon Bushnell continues in Cleveland, Ohio |
04/06/1859 to 04/14/1859 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The murder trial of Congressman Daniel Sickles of New York continues in Washington D.C. |
04/11/1859 to 04/16/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Democratic Prospects,” April 11, 1859 | 04/11/1859 |