Birthdays
George David Cummins
Turns 39 on this date
Clemence Sophia Larned Lozier
Turns 48 on this date
Hiram Paulding
Turns 64 on this date
George Washington Wright
Turns 52 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | A devastating fire destroys a third of Charleston, South Carolina destroying hundreds of historic buildings |
12/11/1861 to 12/12/1861 |
| Crime/Disasters | In southern Italy, a serious eruption of Mount Vesuvius shatters the town of Torre del Greco |
12/08/1861 to 12/12/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Wheeling, the elected West Virginia convention is meeting to write a constitution for the new state |
11/26/1861 to 02/18/1862 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/03/1861 to 07/16/1862 |