Page 11: Historical Events In 1861

Aug 28   On this day in history battle of Fort Hatteras NC   

Aug 29   In the year 1861 american Civil War: US Navy squadron captures forts at Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina.   

Aug 29   In the year 1861 franz Joseph Glaser, composer, dies at 63   

Sep 01   In the year 1861 grant assumes command of Federal forces at Cape Girardeau MI   

Sep 03   Confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality on this day in history.   

Sep 06   General Grant occupies Paducah Kentucky in the year 1861.   

Sep 09   In the year 1861 sally Tompkins is only Confederate Army female commissioned officer   

Sep 10   On this day in history -15] Battle at Cheat Mountain, Elkwater West Virginia   

Sep 11   Juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio) on this day in history.   

Sep 13   1st naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer "Judah" off Pensacola, Fla in the year 1861.   

Sep 14   Fortunato Santini, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1861.   

Sep 16   On this day in history battle of Princeton WV   

Sep 17   On this day in history 1st day school for freedmen forms at Fortress Monroe Virginia   

Sep 17   Owen Seaman, poet/editor (Punch) on this day in history.   

Sep 20   In the year 1861 battle of Lexington, MI-captured by Union   

Sep 22   On this day in history fort Fauntleroy (Wingate), rapes Navaho Indians   

Sep 23   In the year 1861 edmond H H Allenby, English fieldmarshal/high director (Egypt)   

Sep 25   Secretary of US Navy authorizes enlistment of slaves in the year 1861.   

Sep 26   In the year 1861 2nd British Golf Open: Tom Morris Sr shoots a 163 at Prestwick Club   

Sep 28   On this day in history pedro De Cordoba, NYC, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur)   

Oct 02   Former VP John C Breckinridge flees Kentucky in the year 1861.   

Oct 04   Frederic Remington, US, artist/sculptor of American West on this day in history.   

Oct 06   Elias Canneman, liberal minister of Finance (1813-14), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Oct 06   Naval Engagement at Charleston, SC USS Flag vs BR Alert in the year 1861.   

Oct 08   Theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments) on this day in history.   

Oct 10   On this day in history fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922)   

Oct 11   Battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek) in the year 1861.   

Oct 12   Confederate ironclad Manassas attack Union's Richmond on Mississippi in the year 1861.   

Oct 12   On this day in history confederate ironclad Manassas attacks Union's Richmond on Mississippi   

Oct 14   Bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Confederacy starts selling postage stamps on this day in history.   

Oct 16   On this day in history confedercy starts selling postage stamps   

Oct 21   In the year 1861 battle of Balls Bluff, VA (Leesburg, Harrison's Island)   

Oct 21   Edward Dickinson Baker, US attorney/senator, dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   William Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)   

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

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   On this day in history death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)   

Jan 31   In the year 1861 franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53   

Feb 10   On this day in history francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies   

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

Feb 18   On this day in history louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74   

Mar 10   Josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1861.   

Mar 14   Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1861.