Historical Events In 1861

Jan 01   Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City on this day in history.   

Jan 01   President Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful in the year 1861.   

Jan 02   Colonel Charles Stone is put in charge of organizing DC militia on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65 in the year 1861.   

Jan 02   On this day in history helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)   

Jan 02   SC seizes inactive Fort Johnson in Charleston Harbor in the year 1861.   

Jan 02   On this day in history sC seizes inactive Ft Johnson in Charleston Harbor   

Jan 03   In the year 1861 delaware legislature rejects proposal to join Confederacy   

Jan 03   In the year 1861 uS Fort Pulaski &Fort Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia   

Jan 04   On this day in history pres Buchanan appoints a fast on account of threatened succession   

Jan 04   In the year 1861 president Buchanan appoints a fast on account of threatened succession   

Jan 04   In the year 1861 uS Fort Morgan, Mobile, seized by Alabama   

Jan 05   In the year 1861 250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Fort Sumter   

Jan 05   250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft Sumter in the year 1861.   

Jan 05   On this day in history alabama troops seize Forts Morgan & Gaines at Mobile Bay   

Jan 06   Florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola in the year 1861.   

Jan 06   Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1861 new York City NY mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with N &S   

Jan 07   On this day in history florida troops takeover Fort Marion at St Augustine   

Jan 07   In the year 1861 florida troops takeover Ft Marion at St Augustine   

Jan 09   1st hostile act of Civil War; Star of West fired on, Sumter, SC on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Mississippi becomes 2nd state to secede on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history the first hostile act of Civil War; Star of the West fired on, Sumter SC   

Jan 10   In the year 1861 colonel Moody names Lulu Island (near Vancouver) for Lulu Sweet, an American actress appearing in theatrical performances for the Royal Engineers   

Jan 10   On this day in history florida becomes 3rd state to secede from US   

Jan 10   On this day in history fort Jackson & Fort Philip are taken over by Los Angeles state troops   

Jan 10   US forts & property seized by Mississippi in the year 1861.   

Jan 11   Alabama becomes 4th state to secede in the year 1861.   

Jan 11   On this day in history alabama secedes from the Union at the start of the U.S. Civil War.   

Jan 11   Mexico City captured by Juárez (Liberal) in War of the Reform in the year 1861.   

Jan 12   On this day in history fL state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens   

Jan 12   In the year 1861 fL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens   

Jan 14   On this day in history fort Pikens FL falls into state hands   

Jan 14   In the year 1861 ft Pikens, FL falls into state hands   

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Jan 02   In the year 1861 birth of helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)   

Jan 03   In the year 1861 birth of william Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904)   

Jan 06   Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer was born in the year 1861.   

Jan 06   George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959) was born in the year 1861.   

Jan 14   Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf) was born in the year 1861.   

Jan 18   In the year 1861 birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist   

Jan 18   In the year 1861 birth of raymond Huntington Woodman, composer   

Jan 02   Frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) died in the year 1861.   

Jan 31   Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies in the year 1861.   

Feb 12   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   On this day in history louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74   

Mar 10   Josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   On this day in history abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58