Historical Events In 1861

Aug 28   In the year 1861 battle of Fort Hatteras NC  

Aug 29   On this day in history 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   Grant assumes command of Federal forces at Cape Girardeau MI on this day in history.  

Sep 03   In the year 1861 confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality  

Sep 06   On this day in history general Grant occupies Paducah Kentucky  

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

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

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   In the year 1861 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 in the year 1861.  

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   On this day in history 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   Pedro De Cordoba, NYC, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur) on this day in history.  

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

Oct 04   In the year 1861 frederic Remington, US, artist/sculptor of American West  

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

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

Oct 08   On this day in history theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments)  

Oct 10   Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922) on this day in history.  

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

Oct 12   In the year 1861 confederate ironclad Manassas attack Union's Richmond on Mississippi  

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

Oct 14   In the year 1861 bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer  

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

Oct 16   In the year 1861 confedercy starts selling postage stamps  

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

Oct 21   On this day in history edward Dickinson Baker, US attorney/senator, dies in battle at 50  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)  

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

Jan 14   In the year 1861 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   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 in the year 1861.  

Jan 17   Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 10   Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies in the year 1861.  

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

Mar 14   Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.