Page 11: Historical Events In 1861

Aug 28   Battle of Fort Hatteras NC on this day in history.   

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

Aug 29   On this day in history franz Joseph Glaser, composer, dies at 63   

Sep 01   Grant assumes command of Federal forces at Cape Girardeau MI in the year 1861.   

Sep 03   In the year 1861 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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 11   In the year 1861 juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio)   

Sep 13   In the year 1861 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   1st day school for freedmen forms at Fortress Monroe Virginia on this day in history.   

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

Sep 20   On this day in history battle of Lexington, MI-captured by Union   

Sep 22   In the year 1861 fort Fauntleroy (Wingate), rapes Navaho Indians   

Sep 23   Edmond H H Allenby, English fieldmarshal/high director (Egypt) in the year 1861.   

Sep 25   On this day in history secretary of US Navy authorizes enlistment of slaves   

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

Sep 28   In the year 1861 pedro De Cordoba, NYC, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur)   

Oct 02   On this day in history former VP John C Breckinridge flees Kentucky   

Oct 04   Frederic Remington, US, artist/sculptor of American West in the year 1861.   

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

Oct 06   In the year 1861 naval Engagement at Charleston, SC USS Flag vs BR Alert   

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

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

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

Oct 12   Confederate ironclad Manassas attack Union's Richmond on Mississippi on this day in history.   

Oct 12   In the year 1861 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 21   In the year 1861 edward Dickinson Baker, US attorney/senator, dies in battle at 50   

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Jan 02   In the year 1861 birth of helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)   

Jan 03   In the year 1861 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   Max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1861 birth of wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)   

Jan 18   Hans Goldschmidt, German chemist was born in the year 1861.   

Jan 18   In the year 1861 birth of raymond Huntington Woodman, composer   

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

Feb 10   Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1861 hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72   

Feb 18   Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Mar 10   In the year 1861 josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67   

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