Birthdays
Hanson F. Forrest
Turns 27 on this date
John Beauchamp Jones
Turns 50 on this date
William Miller McAllister
Turns 17 on this date
Philip Henry Sheridan
Turns 29 on this date
Gerrit Smith
Turns 63 on this date
Thomas Emory Sudler
Turns 60 on this date
Horatio Gouverneur Wright
Turns 40 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | Christopher Spencer receives a patent for his magazine-fed, lever action rifle | 03/06/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | John Wentworth once again becomes mayor of Chicago | 03/06/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Louisiana Democratic Convention selects Senator John Slidell as preferred candidate for President | 03/06/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Steamboat explodes on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania and ten die | 03/06/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | (Jackson) Mississippian, “Republicanism Defined,” March 6, 1860 | 03/06/1860 |