Page 11: Historical Events In 1861

Aug 29   American Civil War: US Navy squadron captures forts at Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina.   

Aug 29   Franz Joseph Glaser, composer, dies at 63.   

Sep 01   Grant assumes command of Federal forces at Cape Girardeau MI.   

Sep 03   Confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality   

Sep 06   General Grant occupies Paducah Kentucky   

Sep 09   Sally Tompkins is only Confederate Army female commissioned officer.   

Sep 10   -15] Battle at Cheat Mountain, Elkwater West Virginia   

Sep 11   Juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio)   

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

Sep 14   Fortunato Santini, composer, dies at 83   

Sep 16   Battle of Princeton WV   

Sep 17   1st day school for freedmen forms at Fortress Monroe Virginia   

Sep 17   Owen Seaman, poet/editor (Punch)   

Sep 20   Battle of Lexington, MI-captured by Union   

Sep 22   Fort Fauntleroy (Wingate), rapes Navaho Indians.   

Sep 23   Edmond H H Allenby, English fieldmarshal/high director (Egypt).   

Sep 25   Secretary of US Navy authorizes enlistment of slaves   

Sep 26   2nd British Golf Open: Tom Morris Sr shoots a 163 at Prestwick Club.   

Sep 28   Pedro De Cordoba, NYC, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur)   

Oct 02   Former VP John C Breckinridge flees Kentucky.   

Oct 04   Frederic Remington, US, artist/sculptor of American West   

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

Oct 06   Naval Engagement at Charleston, SC USS Flag vs BR Alert   

Oct 08   Theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments).   

Oct 10   Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922).   

Oct 11   Battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek).   

Oct 12   Confederate ironclad Manassas attack Union's Richmond on Mississippi   

Oct 12   Confederate ironclad Manassas attacks Union's Richmond on Mississippi   

Oct 14   Bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer   

Oct 16   In this year, Confederacy starts selling postage stamps   

Oct 16   In this year, Confedercy starts selling postage stamps   

Oct 21   Battle of Balls Bluff, VA (Leesburg, Harrison's Island).   

Oct 21   Edward Dickinson Baker, US attorney/senator, dies in battle at 50   

Oct 22   1st telegraph line linking West and East coasts completed.   

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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,