Birthdays
James Asheton Bayard Jr.
Turns 61 on this date
Thomas Forster
Turns 48 on this date
James Henry Hammond
Turns 53 on this date
Robert Mallory
Turns 45 on this date
Thurlow Weed
Turns 63 on this date
Pierce Manning Butler Young
Turns 24 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | U.S. naval units secure the forts of the Florida Keys against secessionist takeover | 11/15/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, "The U. S. Arsenal," November 15, 1860 | 11/15/1860 |
| Newspaper | Ripley (OH) Bee, “Southern Pranks,” November 15, 1860 | 11/15/1860 |