Historical Events In 1861
Monday, 04 July 2022
May 27 On this day in history victoria E Matthews, educator
May 29 Dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army on this day in history.
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 In the year 1861 general Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line
May 31 Mint at New Orleans closes on this day in history.
Jun 01 1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va on this day in history.
Jun 01 John Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the first Confederate death of the war in the year 1861.
Jun 01 In the year 1861 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 On this day in history 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 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 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 Floris H Verster, [van Wulverhorst], painter/cartoonist/etcher on this day in history.
Jun 10 Battle of Big Bethel VA (Bethel Church, Great Bethal)-Union retreats on this day in history.
Jun 10 Josephus T J Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem) on this day in history.
Jun 11 Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer in the year 1861.
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 Harpers Ferry evacuated by rebels in face of McClellan's advance on this day in history.
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 In the year 1861 scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian
Jun 17 In the year 1861 battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces
Jun 17 In the year 1861 sidney James Jones, composer
Jun 18 Jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os Meus Amores) in the year 1861.
Jun 19 On this day in history anaheim Post Office established
Jun 19 In the year 1861 douglas Haig, British fieldmarshal (Sudan, WW I)
Jun 19 On this day in history the birth of Douglas Haig, British field marshal
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