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 |