Page 11: Historical Events In 1861

Aug 28   In the year 1861 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   On this day in history confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality   

Sep 06   In the year 1861 general Grant occupies Paducah Kentucky   

Sep 09   On this day in history sally Tompkins is only Confederate Army female commissioned officer   

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

Sep 11   Juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio) in the year 1861.   

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

Sep 14   In the year 1861 fortunato Santini, composer, dies at 83   

Sep 16   Battle of Princeton WV in the year 1861.   

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

Sep 17   Owen Seaman, poet/editor (Punch) in the year 1861.   

Sep 20   Battle of Lexington, MI-captured by Union in the year 1861.   

Sep 22   Fort Fauntleroy (Wingate), rapes Navaho Indians on this day in history.   

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   2nd British Golf Open: Tom Morris Sr shoots a 163 at Prestwick Club in the year 1861.   

Sep 28   Pedro De Cordoba, NYC, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur) in the year 1861.   

Oct 02   In the year 1861 former VP John C Breckinridge flees Kentucky   

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

Oct 10   Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922) in the year 1861.   

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 in the year 1861.   

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

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

Oct 21   Battle of Balls Bluff, VA (Leesburg, Harrison's Island) on this day in history.   

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 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   Max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959) was born in the year 1861.   

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

Jan 18   In the year 1861 birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist   

Jan 18   Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1861 death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)   

Jan 31   Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 in the year 1861.   

Feb 10   In the year 1861 francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies   

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 in the year 1861.   

Mar 10   On this day in history josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67   

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