Historical Events In 1861

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

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

Aug 29   Franz Joseph Glaser, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1861.  

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

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   In the year 1861 sally Tompkins is only Confederate Army female commissioned officer  

Sep 10   On this day in history -15] Battle at Cheat Mountain, Elkwater West Virginia  

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   Fortunato Santini, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1861.  

Sep 16   In the year 1861 battle of Princeton WV  

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

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

Sep 23   Edmond H H Allenby, English fieldmarshal/high director (Egypt) on this day in history.  

Sep 25   In the year 1861 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   Pedro De Cordoba, NYC, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur) on this day in history.  

Oct 02   Former VP John C Breckinridge flees Kentucky on this day in history.  

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

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

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 12   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1861.  

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   On this day in history abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58