Historical Events In 1861

Jan 01   In the year 1861 porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City  

Jan 01   On this day in history president Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful  

Jan 02   Colonel Charles Stone is put in charge of organizing DC militia in the year 1861.  

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   SC seizes inactive Ft Johnson in Charleston Harbor in the year 1861.  

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

Jan 03   US Fort Pulaski &Fort Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia in the year 1861.  

Jan 04   In the year 1861 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   US Fort Morgan, Mobile, seized by Alabama in the year 1861.  

Jan 05   On this day in history 250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Fort Sumter  

Jan 05   On this day in history 250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft Sumter  

Jan 05   In the year 1861 alabama troops seize Forts Morgan & Gaines at Mobile Bay  

Jan 06   On this day in history florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola  

Jan 06   On this day in history heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1861.  

Jan 09   In the year 1861 the first hostile act of Civil War; Star of the West fired on, Sumter SC  

Jan 10   Colonel Moody names Lulu Island (near Vancouver) for Lulu Sweet, an American actress appearing in theatrical performances for the Royal Engineers on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Florida becomes 3rd state to secede from US in the year 1861.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 12   FL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens in the year 1861.  

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

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

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Jan 02   Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12) was born in the year 1861.  

Jan 03   William Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904) was born in the year 1861.  

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

Jan 14   In the year 1861 birth of wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)  

Jan 18   Hans Goldschmidt, German chemist was born in the year 1861.  

Jan 18   Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born in the year 1861.  

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

Feb 10   Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 12   In the year 1861 hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72  

Feb 18   Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 in the year 1861.  

Mar 10   In the year 1861 josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67  

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