Birthdays
Thomas Lee Broun
Turns 37 on this date
James Edmund Bryant
Turns 12 on this date
Augustus Louis Chetlain
Turns 36 on this date
William Henry Miles
Turns 32 on this date
Emanuel H. Reigart
Turns 26 on this date
Israel Bush Richardson
Turns 45 on this date
John Guier Scott
Turns 41 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | South Carolina's commissioners to the United States arrive and take up residence in Washington | 12/26/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Under cover of night in Charleston Harbor, Major Anderson consolidates his forces at Fort Sumter | 12/26/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Lowell (MA) Citizen & News, “Secession Explained,” December 26, 1860 | 12/26/1860 |