Page 6: Historical Events In 1861

Apr 18   Col Robert E Lee turns down offer to command Union armies on this day in history.   

Apr 18   In the year 1861 heinrich August Neithardt, composer, dies at 67   

Apr 19   In the year 1861 baltimore riots-4 soldiers, 9 civilians killed   

Apr 19   Lincoln orders blockade of Confederate ports (Civil War) in the year 1861.   

Apr 19   President Lincoln orders blockade of Southern ports from SC to Texas in the year 1861.   

Apr 19   Warden Oncle, [Edward Vermeulen], Flemish farmer/writer in the year 1861.   

Apr 20   Battle of Norfolk, VA in the year 1861.   

Apr 20   In the year 1861 robert E Lee resigns from Union army   

Apr 21   USS Saratoga captures slaver, Nightingale in the year 1861.   

Apr 22   Robert E Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Robert E Lee named commander of Virginia forces on this day in history.   

Apr 23   Arkansas troops seize Fort Smith on this day in history.   

Apr 23   In the year 1861 arkansas troops seize Ft Smith   

Apr 23   On this day in history edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Fieldmarshal   

Apr 25   7th NY arrives to reinforce Washington, DC in the year 1861.   

Apr 26   On this day in history g Schiaparelli discovers asteroid #69 Hesperia   

Apr 27   In the year 1861 georgy L'vovich Catoire, composer   

Apr 27   In the year 1861 president Abe Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus   

Apr 27   President Abe Lincoln suspends writ of habeas corpus on this day in history.   

Apr 27   President Lincoln extended blockade of Confederacy to VA and NC ports in the year 1861.   

Apr 27   West Virginia secedes from Virginia after Virginia secedes from US in the year 1861.   

Apr 29   In the year 1861 asteroid 68-Leto & Asteroid 69-Hesperia discovered   

Apr 29   Maryland's House of Delegates vote against seceding from Union on this day in history.   

Apr 29   In the year 1861 maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union   

Apr 29   R Luther discovers asteroid #68 Leto on this day in history.   

Apr 30   President Lincoln ordered Federal Troops to evacuate Indian Territory on this day in history.   

May 01   On this day in history lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry   

May 03   In the year 1861 anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80   

May 03   Gen Winfield Scott presents his Anaconda Plan in the year 1861.   

May 03   On this day in history general Winfield Scott presents his Anaconda Plan   

May 03   Lincoln asks for 42,000 Army Volunteers &another 18,000 seamen on this day in history.   

May 04   On this day in history at Gretna LA, one of 1st guns of Rebel navy is cast   

May 04   At Gretna LA, one of first guns of Rebel navy is cast on this day in history.   

May 05   Alexandria VA - CS troops abandon city in the year 1861.   

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Jan 02   Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of raymond Huntington Woodman, composer   

Jan 02   In the year 1861 frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 12   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   On this day in history louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74   

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