Historical Events In 1861

May 27   Victoria E Matthews, educator on this day in history.   

May 29   In the year 1861 dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army   

May 31   In the year 1861 emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907)   

May 31   Gen Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line on this day in history.   

May 31   General Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line in the year 1861.   

May 31   Mint at New Orleans closes on this day in history.   

Jun 01   In the year 1861 1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va   

Jun 01   In the year 1861 john Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the first Confederate death of the war   

Jun 01   The first skirmish in the Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va on this day in history.   

Jun 01   US & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange on this day in history.   

Jun 03   In the year 1861 1st Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV   

Jun 03   First Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV in the year 1861.   

Jun 03   Stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies in the year 1861.   

Jun 05   In the year 1861 federal marshals seize arms & gunpower at Du Pont works DE   

Jun 05   John Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle in the year 1861.   

Jun 06   Giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59 in the year 1861.   

Jun 06   Lincoln's cabinet declares Union govt will pay for expenses once states have mobilized volunteers on this day in history.   

Jun 08   On this day in history people of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union   

Jun 08   Tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy in the year 1861.   

Jun 09   Floris H Verster, [van Wulverhorst], painter/cartoonist/etcher in the year 1861.   

Jun 10   In the year 1861 battle of Big Bethel VA (Bethel Church, Great Bethal)-Union retreats   

Jun 10   In the year 1861 josephus T J Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem)   

Jun 11   In the year 1861 sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer   

Jun 12   In the year 1861 missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state   

Jun 14   On this day in history harpers Ferry evacuated by rebels in face of McClellan's advance   

Jun 15   In the year 1861 johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry   

Jun 16   Battle of Vienna, VA & Secessionville, SC (James Island) in the year 1861.   

Jun 16   On this day in history scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian   

Jun 17   On this day in history battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces   

Jun 17   In the year 1861 sidney James Jones, composer   

Jun 18   In the year 1861 jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os Meus Amores)   

Jun 19   Anaheim Post Office established on this day in history.   

Jun 19   Douglas Haig, British fieldmarshal (Sudan, WW I) in the year 1861.   

Jun 19   In the year 1861 the birth of Douglas Haig, British field marshal   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of william Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904)   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of george Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959)   

Jan 14   Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Hans Goldschmidt, German chemist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born 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 17   Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) died on this day in history.   

Jan 31   In the year 1861 franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53   

Feb 10   In the year 1861 francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies   

Feb 12   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1861.   

Feb 18   Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 14   In the year 1861 abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58