Birthdays

William Burton
Turns 70 on this date

John Francis Chaplain
Turns 35 on this date

Thomas Turpin Crittenden
Turns 34 on this date

William Howard Day
Turns 34 on this date

William Pitt Fessenden
Turns 53 on this date

James Hamilton
Turns 66 on this date

John Winfield Scott Kough
Turns 22 on this date

Francis Richard Lubbock
Turns 44 on this date

Isaac Murphy
Turns 56 on this date
Events
Slavery/Abolition | John Brown attacks Harpers Ferry | 10/16/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Herald, “Supplies for the Army in Utah,” October 16, 1859 | 10/16/1859 |