Birthdays

Samuel Wylie Crawford
Turns 30 on this date

John Woodlawn Crisfield
Turns 53 on this date

Oliver Otis Howard
Turns 29 on this date

Isaac Brown Parker
Turns 76 on this date
Events
Personal | Mary Brown arrives at James Miller McKim's home in Philadelphia | 11/08/1859 |
Campaigns/Elections | New York State holds statewide and local elections | 11/08/1859 |
Campaigns/Elections | Republican Governor Alexander Randall re-elected in Wisconsin | 11/08/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Charleston (SC) Mercury, “The Democratic Party and Old Brown,” November 8, 1859 | 11/08/1859 |
Newspaper | Hartford (CT) Courant, "Untitled," November 8, 1859 | 11/08/1859 |