Birthdays
Richard Snowden Andrews
Turns 30 on this date
Daniel Decatur Emmett
Turns 45 on this date
Joseph Horace Lewis
Turns 36 on this date
William Wallace Merrick
Turns 23 on this date
Theodore Runyon
Turns 38 on this date
Robert Ewing Younger
Turns 7 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Washington, the U.S. Court of Claims opens a new session | 10/29/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Stephen Douglas ends his presidential campaign with speeches in Georgia and Alabama |
10/29/1860 to 11/05/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Tribune, "The Union at the South," October 29, 1860 | 10/29/1860 |
| Letter | Edward Mattson to Abraham Lincoln, October 29, 1860 | 10/29/1860 |