Page 11: Historical Events In 1861

Aug 28   In the year 1861 battle of Fort Hatteras NC   

Aug 29   American Civil War: US Navy squadron captures forts at Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina in the year 1861.   

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 in the year 1861.   

Sep 03   Confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality in the year 1861.   

Sep 06   General Grant occupies Paducah Kentucky on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 13   1st naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer "Judah" off Pensacola, Fla in the year 1861.   

Sep 14   In the year 1861 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   On this day in history owen Seaman, poet/editor (Punch)   

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

Sep 25   Secretary of US Navy authorizes enlistment of slaves on this day in history.   

Sep 26   On this day in history 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) in the year 1861.   

Oct 02   Former VP John C Breckinridge flees Kentucky in the year 1861.   

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

Oct 06   In the year 1861 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) in the year 1861.   

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

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 in the year 1861.   

Oct 16   In the year 1861 confedercy starts selling postage stamps   

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 in the year 1861.   

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Jan 02   Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12) was born in the year 1861.   

Jan 03   William Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904) was born in the year 1861.   

Jan 06   Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer was born in the year 1861.   

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   Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 17   Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) died in the year 1861.   

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

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

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

Mar 14   In the year 1861 abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58