Birthdays
John Penn Brock
Turns 37 on this date
Adele Cutts Douglas
Turns 25 on this date
Hinton Rowan Helper
Turns 31 on this date
Robert Latimer McCook
Turns 33 on this date
James Clay Rice
Turns 32 on this date
C. C. Vaughn
Turns 14 on this date
Thomas Rees Vickroy
Turns 27 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Alabama's commissioner to Kentucky warns Governor Magoffin of race war under Republican rule | 12/27/1860 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Commander of the U.S. Revenue cutter in Charleston Harbor turns his vessel over to South Carolina | 12/27/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Pennsylvania, a large public meeting in Pittsburgh resolves to block transfers of cannon to the South | 12/27/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In the United States Senate, Albert G. Brown of Mississippi insists on the definition of slaves as property | 12/27/1860 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Secretary of War Floyd demands that the Cabinet permit withdrawal of federal forces from Charleston | 12/27/1860 |
| Battles/Soldiers | South Carolina militia occupy Fort Moultrie and Castle Pinckney in Charleston Harbor | 12/27/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Charleston (SC) Mercury, "Republican Opposition to a Compromise," December 27, 1860 | 12/27/1860 |
| Newspaper | Charlestown (VA) Free Press, “The Clouds Lowering,” December 27, 1860 | 12/27/1860 |
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Character of the Secession Leaders,” December 27, 1860 | 12/27/1860 |