Birthdays
Seth Maxwell Barton
Turns 31 on this date
Henry Baxter
Turns 39 on this date
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Turns 32 on this date
Johnston Moore
Turns 51 on this date
Lucius Bellinger Northrop
Turns 49 on this date
Alexander Ramsey
Turns 45 on this date
Events
| US/the World | Count Cavour of Piedmont warns the Papal States over their response to nationalist uprisings | 09/08/1860 |
| Science/Technology | Telegraph lines continue to cross the Nebraska Territory with the opening of the Omaha office | 09/08/1860 |
| US/the World | The Prince of Wales' tour moves on to Toronto, capital of Upper Canada |
09/07/1860 to 09/12/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Dover (NH) Gazette, “Withdrawal of General Houston,” September 8, 1860 | 09/08/1860 |