Historical Events In 1861

Jan 01   Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City   

Jan 01   President Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful.   

Jan 02   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.   

Jan 02   Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12).   

Jan 02   SC seizes inactive Fort Johnson in Charleston Harbor   

Jan 02   SC seizes inactive Ft Johnson in Charleston Harbor   

Jan 03   Delaware legislature rejects proposal to join Confederacy   

Jan 03   US Fort Pulaski and Fort Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia   

Jan 04   Pres Buchanan appoints a fast on account of threatened succession.   

Jan 04   President Buchanan appoints a fast on account of threatened succession   

Jan 04   US Fort Morgan, Mobile, seized by Alabama   

Jan 05   250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Fort Sumter   

Jan 05   250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft Sumter.   

Jan 05   Alabama troops seize Forts Morgan and Gaines at Mobile Bay.   

Jan 06   Florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola   

Jan 06   Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer   

Jan 06   New York City NY mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with N and S.   

Jan 07   Florida troops takeover Fort Marion at St Augustine   

Jan 07   Florida troops takeover Ft Marion at St Augustine.   

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

Jan 09   Mississippi is recorded as becoming 2nd state to secede.   

Jan 09   The inaugural 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   

Jan 10   Florida is recorded as becoming 3rd state to secede from US   

Jan 10   Fort Jackson and Fort Philip are taken over by Los Angeles state troops.   

Jan 10   US forts and property seized by Mississippi.   

Jan 11   Alabama is recorded as becoming 4th state to secede   

Jan 11   Alabama secedes from the Union at the start of the U.S. Civil War.   

Jan 12   FL state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens   

Jan 12   FL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens   

Jan 14   Fort Pikens FL falls into state hands   

Jan 14   Ft Pikens, FL falls into state hands.   

Jan 14   Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)   

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Jan 02   Helen herron taft: 1st lady (1909-12)   

Jan 03   William renshaw: British champion tennis player   

Jan 06   Heinrich gottlieb noren: Composer   

Jan 06   George exton lloyd: Anglican bishop and theologian    

Jan 13   Max nonne: German neurologist   

Jan 14   Wilhelm von polenz: German writer (der pfarrer von breitendorf)   

Jan 18   Hans goldschmidt: German chemist   

Jan 18   Raymond huntington woodman: Composer   

Jan 02   Frederik willem iv: King prussia (1840-61)/germ (1849-61),   

Jan 17   Lola montez: Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)   

Jan 31   Franciscus j van vree: Dutch catholic foreman,    

Feb 10   Francis danby: Exmouth, painter,   

Feb 12   Hippolyte-andre-baptiste chelard: Composer,    

Feb 18   Louis c luzac: Dutch minister of internal affairs,    

Mar 10   Josepf francois snel: Composer,   

Mar 14   Abraham louis niedermeyer: Composer,