Birthdays
Frederick George D'Utassy
Turns 33 on this date
Sarah Moore Grimké
Turns 68 on this date
Henry Baker Harnsberger
Turns 44 on this date
Samuel Hepburn
Turns 54 on this date
Richard Josiah Hinton
Turns 30 on this date
Alfred Moore Scales
Turns 33 on this date
Mary Edwards Walker
Turns 28 on this date
William Henry Talbot Walker
Turns 44 on this date
William Ryland White
Turns 40 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Governor John J. Pettus of Mississippi calls for a state convention to consider secession | 11/26/1860 |
| Education/Culture | In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Dickinson College faculty discipline a student for "hissing in the Chapel" | 11/26/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Louisville, Kentucky, a large Unionist meeting resolves to support the Constitution and seek compromise | 11/26/1860 |
| Personal | Priscilla Stoker is born in Upshur County, Texas | 11/26/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Secession Cadets,” November 26, 1860 | 11/26/1860 |
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer,"U. S. Arsenal," November 26, 1860 | 11/26/1860 |