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Monday, December 31, 1860

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Army Events:

Operation:

Charleston Harbor, SC

December 20, 1860 - April 14, 1861

(Source: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, (Dayton: Broadfoot Publishing Co., 1994), 2 vols.)

Additional Information:

The United States Senate's Committee of Thirteen reports its failure to reach an agreement on the Crittenden Compromise. President Buchanan orders reinforcements sent to Major Robert Anderson at Fort Sumter.

Mississippi Commissioner A. H. Handy addresses the citizens of Baltimore, Maryland, in favor of disunion.

U. S. Postmaster General Joseph Holt is temporarily put in charge of the U. S. War Department, named acting Secretary of War, replacing John B. Floyd who resigned two days earlier.

U. S. President James Buchanan orders the War and Navy departments to send ships with Federal troops and supplies to relieve Fort Sumter.

(Source: Edward McPherson, The Political History Of The United States Of America During The Great Rebellion 1860-1865, of Studies In American History And Government, gen. ed. Leonard W. Levy, (New York: Da Capo Press, 1972), pp. 2-47.; Henry E. Simmons, ed., A Concise Encyclopedia of the Civil War, ( New York: Bonanza Books, 1965) , pp. 13-201; Joe Kirchberger, The Civil War and Reconstruction: An Eyewitness History (New York: Facts On File, Inc., 1991), pp. 21-25; 44-47; 69-72; 88-95; 143-145; 162-170; 195-216; 255-259.)