Birthdays
John Lyman Chatfield
Turns 33 on this date
Joseph Lewis Hogg
Turns 53 on this date
Armistead Lindsay Long
Turns 32 on this date
John McCausland
Turns 23 on this date
William Nelson Molson
Turns 19 on this date
John McAuley Palmer
Turns 42 on this date
John Sedgwick
Turns 46 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Former California Supreme Court Judge Terry shoots California Senator Broderick in a duel over slavery in the state | 09/13/1859 |
| Crime/Disasters | Huge fire burns out of control for five days in the Turkish capital of Constantinople |
09/10/1859 to 09/14/1859 |
| Business/Industry | National Agricultural Fair in Chicago, Illinois |
09/12/1859 to 09/17/1859 |
Documents
| Letter | Russell Errett to Abraham Lincoln, September 13, 1859 | 09/13/1859 |