Nov. 14, 1861

Nov. 14, 1861: President Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States, designates Nov. 15 as a day of "fasting, humiliation and prayer" for the Southern cause, "to evince their gratitude to Almighty God for the many signal blessings dispensed to our nation during the past, and their entire dependence on HIm for that sustaining power by which alone they can hope to achieve success in the great struggle for liberty and independence in which they are now engaged."