Birthdays

George Armstrong Custer
Turns 20 on this date

James Guthrie
Turns 67 on this date

John Baldwin Raymond
Turns 15 on this date
Events
Campaigns/Elections | Abraham Lincoln finishes his five day speaking tour in Kansas with two speeches in Leavenworth |
12/03/1859 to 12/05/1859 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | Members of the House of Representatives meet to elect a Speaker | 12/05/1859 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th Congress opens in Washington, DC | 12/05/1859 |
Documents
Letter | Abby Howland Woolsey to Eliza Newton Woolsey Howland, December 5, 1859 | 12/05/1859 |
Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “The Beginning of Sorrows,” December 5, 1859 | 12/05/1859 |
Newspaper | Hartford (CT) Courant, “Untitled,” December 5, 1859 | 12/05/1859 |