Birthdays
William Ruffin Cox
Turns 29 on this date
John William Fletcher Hank
Turns 35 on this date
Robert Miller Henderson
Turns 34 on this date
John McLean
Turns 76 on this date
Allison Nelson
Turns 39 on this date
Glenni William Scofield
Turns 44 on this date
James Speed
Turns 49 on this date
John Wilkins Whitfield
Turns 43 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Confederate States Constitution adopted in Montgomery, Alabama | 03/11/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Washington, DC, Confederate diplomats request a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State | 03/11/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Washington, DC, the United States Senate is sitting in Special Session |
03/04/1861 to 03/28/1861 |
| US/the World | In western Africa, El-Hajj Umar Tall destroys the Bambara Empire of Mali | 03/11/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States is sitting in Montgomery, Alabama |
02/09/1861 to 03/15/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Virginia Convention on secession is meeting in Richmond |
02/13/1861 to 05/01/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Tribune, “A Scurvy Trick,” March 11, 1861 | 03/11/1861 |
| Letter | James Buchanan to James Gordon Bennett, March 11, 1861 | 03/11/1861 |
| Letter | Winfield Scott to Abraham Lincoln, March 11, 1861 | 03/11/1861 |