Historical Events In 1861
Friday, 29 March 2024
May 27 Victoria E Matthews, educator on this day in history.
May 29 Dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army on this day in history.
May 31 Emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907) on this day in history.
May 31 Gen Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line in the year 1861.
May 31 On this day in history general Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line
May 31 Mint at New Orleans closes in the year 1861.
Jun 01 On this day in history 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 The first skirmish in the Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va on this day in history.
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 First Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV on this day in history.
Jun 03 Stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies on this day in history.
Jun 05 Federal marshals seize arms & gunpower at Du Pont works DE in the year 1861.
Jun 05 John Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle in the year 1861.
Jun 06 In the year 1861 giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59
Jun 06 On this day in history 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 in the year 1861.
Jun 09 On this day in history floris H Verster, [van Wulverhorst], painter/cartoonist/etcher
Jun 10 Battle of Big Bethel VA (Bethel Church, Great Bethal)-Union retreats on this day in history.
Jun 10 In the year 1861 josephus T J Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem)
Jun 11 Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer on this day in history.
Jun 12 Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state on this day in history.
Jun 14 In the year 1861 harpers Ferry evacuated by rebels in face of McClellan's advance
Jun 15 On this day in history johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry
Jun 16 In the year 1861 battle of Vienna, VA & Secessionville, SC (James Island)
Jun 16 Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian in the year 1861.
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 On this day in history anaheim Post Office established
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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