Birthdays
Lydia Maria Francis Child
Turns 59 on this date
George Washington Corner
Turns 40 on this date
William Henry Eckels
Turns 30 on this date
Thomas Alva Edison
Turns 14 on this date
Diego John Miller Loop
Turns 38 on this date
Alexander Hamilton Stephens
Turns 49 on this date
John Horace Stevens
Turns 37 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | President-Elect Lincoln departs Springfield, Illinois on his eleven-day pre-inaugural journey | 02/11/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States is sitting in Montgomery, Alabama |
02/09/1861 to 03/15/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Washington Peace Conference is meeting at Willard's Hotel in Washington DC |
02/04/1861 to 02/27/1861 |
Documents
| Speech | Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address at Springfield, Illinois, February 11, 1861 | 02/11/1861 |
| Speech | Abraham Lincoln, Farewell Address to Springfield, Illinois, February 11, 1861 | 02/11/1861 |
| Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “President Lincoln’s Car,” February 11, 1861 | 02/11/1861 |