Events
| Religion/Philosophy | Dickinson College trustees hold firm that daily morning prayers will take place "before breakfast" | 07/11/1860 |
| US/the World | Druse militants massacre thousands of Christians in Damascus |
07/09/1860 to 07/11/1860 |
| Slavery/Abolition | In a fiery speech, Senator Sumner predicts slavery will one day die as "a poisoned rat dies in its hole" | 07/11/1860 |
| US/the World | In Britain, a question requiring a person's religious affiliation is removed from the upcoming national census | 07/11/1860 |
| Science/Technology | The "Great Comet of 1860" reaches its closest point to the Earth | 07/11/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | West Washington Market in New York City suffers severe damage in a midnight fire |
07/11/1860 to 07/12/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Another Case,” July 11, 1860 | 07/11/1860 |
| Letter | John L. Scripps to Abraham Lincoln, July 11, 1860 | 07/11/1860 |