Birthdays
George David Cummins
Turns 38 on this date
Clemence Sophia Larned Lozier
Turns 47 on this date
Hiram Paulding
Turns 63 on this date
George Washington Wright
Turns 51 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | In Charleston, Major Anderson is ordered not to provoke but also to resist attack | 12/11/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
Documents
| Letter | Abraham Lincoln to William Kellogg, December 11, 1860 | 12/11/1860 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “The President’s Organ on the Crisis,” December 11, 1860 | 12/11/1860 |