addle w heel ▁ste amer ▁SS ▁Republic ▁s inks ▁off ▁the ▁Georgia ▁coast , ▁with ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁$ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁co ins . ▁ ▁November ▁ 6 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War : ▁S urr ender ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁of ▁the ▁commerce ▁ra ider ▁CSS ▁Sh en ando ah ▁( Capt ain ▁James ▁W add ell ), ▁the ▁last ▁significant ▁organized ▁Confeder ate ▁unit . ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 0 ▁– ▁Captain ▁Henry ▁Wir z , ▁Confeder ate ▁super int endent ▁of ▁Anderson ville ▁Pr ison ▁( C amp ▁Sum ter ) ▁is ▁h anged , ▁becoming ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁two ▁combat ants , ▁and ▁only ▁serving ▁regular ▁soldier , ▁to ▁be ▁executed ▁for ▁war ▁cr imes ▁committed ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 8 ▁– ▁Mark ▁Tw ain ' s ▁story ▁" The ▁C ele br ated ▁J ump ing ▁F rog ▁of ▁C ala ver as ▁County " ▁is ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁week ly ▁The ▁Saturday ▁Press ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁version ▁as ▁" J im ▁Sm iley ▁and ▁His ▁J ump ing ▁F rog ". ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 1 ▁– ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Congress ▁creates ▁the ▁House ▁App ropri ations ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Bank ing ▁and ▁Com merce , ▁reducing ▁the ▁tasks ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁W ays ▁and ▁Me ans . ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 8 ▁– ▁The ▁Th ir teenth ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution ▁( which