Quotes About 1858

In all her history, from the formation of the federal government until the hour of secession, no year stands out more prominently than the year 1858 as evidencing the national patriotism of Virginia.

Abraham Lincoln on October 1, 1858, less than four months after his famous "House Divided" speech.

I had not got over the prejudice against Lincoln with which my personal contact with him in 1858 imbued me.

In all her history, from the formation of the federal government until the hour of secession, no year stands out more prominently than the year 1858 as evidencing the national patriotism of Virginia.

The United States came within a whisker of invading Utah in 1858 and starting a civil war three years before the Civil War. Because the conflict ended up fizzling out, it's not the most dramatic story about the West.