Birthdays
George Armstrong Custer
Turns 23 on this date
James Guthrie
Turns 70 on this date
John Baldwin Raymond
Turns 18 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | Around midnight, a total eclipse of the Moon is visible across much of the United States |
12/05/1862 to 12/06/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The third session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC between December 1 and December 22, 1862 |
12/02/1862 to 12/21/1862 |