Birthdays
William Wells Brown
Turns 46 on this date
Gordon Granger
Turns 38 on this date
John Wilkinson
Turns 39 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Abraham Lincoln votes in Springfield, Illinois at 3:30PM and waits for election news at a local telegraph office | 11/06/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Crowd waiting outside the Charleston Mercury office cheer at news of Abraham Lincoln’s victory | 11/06/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Election Day in Memphis, Tennessee | 11/06/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Fire destroys shoe factory and the post office in Natick, Massachusetts | 11/06/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | In New York City, crowds of Democrats gather outside Tammany Hall to hear the news of their defeat | 11/06/1860 |
| US/the World | In New Zealand, British forces defeat Maori at the Battle of Mohoetahi | 11/06/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | In Pennsylvania, Abraham Lincoln carries largely Democratic Cumberland County | 11/06/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | New York City resident George Templeton Strong votes for Abraham Lincoln | 11/06/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Presidential election evokes little excitement in Philadelphia | 11/06/1860 |
Pages
Documents
| Newspaper | Boston (MA) Advertiser, "Read Your Ballot," November 6, 1860 | 11/06/1860 |
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Tribune, "Pro-Slavery Tricks," November 6, 1860 | 11/06/1860 |
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “Down With the Helper Treason,” November 6, 1860 | 11/06/1860 |
| Newspaper | Raleigh (NC) Register, "Look Out, Douglas Men," November 6, 1860 | 11/06/1860 |