Birthdays
Robert Alexander Lamberton
Turns 36 on this date
Henry Eustace McCulloch
Turns 44 on this date
John Singleton Mosby
Turns 27 on this date
Richard Henry Pratt
Turns 20 on this date
John Mitchell Robinson
Turns 33 on this date
William Joyce Sewell
Turns 25 on this date
Joshua Woodrow Sill
Turns 29 on this date
William Andrew Snively
Turns 27 on this date
Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm
Turns 45 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Buchanan's Secretary of the Treasury recommends secession to his home state of Georgia | 12/06/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | In New York, a water main break cuts off much of the city's water supply for two days |
12/06/1860 to 12/07/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | South Carolina voters elect delegates to its Secession Convention | 12/06/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Brooks and Sumner,” December 6, 1860 | 12/06/1860 |