Page 8: Historical Events In 1861

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

May 29   Dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army in the year 1861.   

May 31   Emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907) on this day in history.   

May 31   On this day in history gen Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line   

May 31   On this day in history general Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line   

May 31   In the year 1861 mint at New Orleans closes   

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

Jun 01   On this day in history john Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the first Confederate death of the war   

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

Jun 01   US & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange in the year 1861.   

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

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

Jun 03   In the year 1861 stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies   

Jun 05   Federal marshals seize arms & gunpower at Du Pont works DE on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 06   In the year 1861 lincoln's cabinet declares Union govt will pay for expenses once states have mobilized volunteers   

Jun 08   People of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union in the year 1861.   

Jun 08   Tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy on this day in history.   

Jun 09   On this day in history floris H Verster, [van Wulverhorst], painter/cartoonist/etcher   

Jun 10   On this day in history battle of Big Bethel VA (Bethel Church, Great Bethal)-Union retreats   

Jun 10   On this day in history josephus T J Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem)   

Jun 11   In the year 1861 sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer   

Jun 12   On this day in history 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   Johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry in the year 1861.   

Jun 16   On this day in history battle of Vienna, VA & Secessionville, SC (James Island)   

Jun 16   Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian on this day in history.   

Jun 17   Battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces in the year 1861.   

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   On this day in history anaheim Post Office established   

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

Jun 19   On this day in history the birth of Douglas Haig, British field marshal   

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Jan 02   Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   William Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

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   Max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1861.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1861 death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)   

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 in the year 1861.   

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

Mar 10   On this day in history josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67   

Mar 14   Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.