Historical Events In 1861

Aug 28   Battle of Fort Hatteras NC in the year 1861.   

Aug 29   American Civil War: US Navy squadron captures forts at Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina on this day in history.   

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

Sep 01   Grant assumes command of Federal forces at Cape Girardeau MI on this day in history.   

Sep 03   On this day in history confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality   

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

Sep 09   Sally Tompkins is only Confederate Army female commissioned officer in the year 1861.   

Sep 10   -15] Battle at Cheat Mountain, Elkwater West Virginia in the year 1861.   

Sep 11   On this day in history juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio)   

Sep 13   On this day in history 1st naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer "Judah" off Pensacola, Fla   

Sep 14   On this day in history fortunato Santini, composer, dies at 83   

Sep 16   In the year 1861 battle of Princeton WV   

Sep 17   In the year 1861 1st day school for freedmen forms at Fortress Monroe Virginia   

Sep 17   In the year 1861 owen Seaman, poet/editor (Punch)   

Sep 20   Battle of Lexington, MI-captured by Union on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history secretary of US Navy authorizes enlistment of slaves   

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

Sep 28   In the year 1861 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   On this day in history frederic Remington, US, artist/sculptor of American West   

Oct 06   Elias Canneman, liberal minister of Finance (1813-14), dies at 84 in the year 1861.   

Oct 06   Naval Engagement at Charleston, SC USS Flag vs BR Alert on this day in history.   

Oct 08   In the year 1861 theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments)   

Oct 10   In the year 1861 fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922)   

Oct 11   On this day in history battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek)   

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

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

Oct 14   On this day in history bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer   

Oct 16   Confederacy starts selling postage stamps in the year 1861.   

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   On this day in history birth of william Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904)   

Jan 06   Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1861 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   In the year 1861 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 on this day in history.   

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

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