Historical Events In 1861

Jan 01   Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City on this day in history.   

Jan 01   President Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful in the year 1861.   

Jan 02   On this day in history colonel Charles Stone is put in charge of organizing DC militia   

Jan 02   Frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65 in the year 1861.   

Jan 02   In the year 1861 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   Pres Buchanan appoints a fast on account of threatened succession on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft Sumter on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1861 florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history new York City NY mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with N &S   

Jan 07   In the year 1861 florida troops takeover Fort Marion at St Augustine   

Jan 07   Florida troops takeover Ft Marion at St Augustine in the year 1861.   

Jan 09   1st hostile act of Civil War; Star of West fired on, Sumter, SC on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history mississippi becomes 2nd state to secede   

Jan 09   On this day in history the first hostile act of Civil War; Star of the West fired on, Sumter SC   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history florida becomes 3rd state to secede from US   

Jan 10   Fort Jackson & Fort Philip are taken over by Los Angeles state troops in the year 1861.   

Jan 10   US forts & property seized by Mississippi on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history alabama becomes 4th state to secede   

Jan 11   In the year 1861 alabama secedes from the Union at the start of the U.S. Civil War.   

Jan 11   In the year 1861 mexico City captured by Juárez (Liberal) in War of the Reform   

Jan 12   On this day in history fL state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens   

Jan 12   On this day in history fL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens   

Jan 14   Fort Pikens FL falls into state hands on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Jan 06   In the year 1861 birth of george Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)   

Jan 13   In the year 1861 birth of max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959)   

Jan 14   Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf) was born in the year 1861.   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of raymond Huntington Woodman, composer   

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   Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 in the year 1861.   

Feb 10   Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies in the year 1861.   

Feb 12   On this day in history hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72   

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

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

Mar 14   On this day in history abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58