| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1860/11/09 | At a special session of the South Carolina legislature meeting at the request of outgoing Governor William H Gist, legislators unanimously approve a resolution calling for a convention to assemble on December 17th. | |
| 1860/12/06 | South Carolina Secession Delegates are elected. | |
| 1860/12/06 | Chesterfield County, a proponent of succession, sends John A Inglis and two other delegates to the South Carolina Succession Convention. | |
| 1860/12/10 | Chaired by John Inglis and the seven man Ordinance Committee meet at Inglis' House in Cheraw, SC. | Chancellor Inglis House, Cheraw, Cheraw |
| 1860/12/17 | John Auchincloss Inglis presents South Carolina's Ordinance of Secession. | First Baptist Church, Columbia, SC, Columbia, SC |
| 1860/12/17 | Under the chairmanship of D F Jamison, South Carolina's Ordinance of Secession passes on a vote of 169-0 to succeed from the United States. | First Baptist Church, Columbia, SC, Columbia, SC |
| 1860/12/20 | Over a three hour period at Charleston's South Carolina Institute Hall (lost), Benjamin W Lawton and other delegates sign the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession. | |
| 1860/12/20 | After watching the signing of South Carolina's Secession at SC Institute Hall (lost), Augustus Smythe picks up the inkwell and pen used to sign the Ordinance. These items today are in the collection at the Confederate Museum in Market Hall. | Market Hall and Sheds, Charleston, SC |
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