Birthdays
Robert Alexander Lamberton
Turns 38 on this date
Henry Eustace McCulloch
Turns 46 on this date
John Singleton Mosby
Turns 29 on this date
Richard Henry Pratt
Turns 22 on this date
John Mitchell Robinson
Turns 35 on this date
William Joyce Sewell
Turns 27 on this date
Joshua Woodrow Sill
Turns 31 on this date
William Andrew Snively
Turns 29 on this date
Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm
Turns 47 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 |
Documents
| Letter | Abraham Lincoln to Henry H. Sibley, December 6, 1862 | 12/06/1862 |
| Letter | William Elisha Stoker to Elizabeth E. Stoker, December 6, 1862 | 12/06/1862 |