Page 6: Historical Events In 1861

Apr 18   Col Robert E Lee turns down offer to command Union armies in the year 1861.   

Apr 18   Heinrich August Neithardt, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Apr 19   On this day in history 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   On this day in history warden Oncle, [Edward Vermeulen], Flemish farmer/writer   

Apr 20   In the year 1861 battle of Norfolk, VA   

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

Apr 21   On this day in history uSS Saratoga captures slaver, Nightingale.   

Apr 22   Robert E Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces in the year 1861.   

Apr 22   Robert E Lee named commander of Virginia forces in the year 1861.   

Apr 23   In the year 1861 arkansas troops seize Fort Smith   

Apr 23   In the year 1861 arkansas troops seize Ft Smith   

Apr 23   Edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Fieldmarshal on this day in history.   

Apr 25   On this day in history 7th NY arrives to reinforce Washington, DC   

Apr 26   G Schiaparelli discovers asteroid #69 Hesperia in the year 1861.   

Apr 27   Georgy L'vovich Catoire, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 27   In the year 1861 president Lincoln extended blockade of Confederacy to VA and NC ports   

Apr 27   In the year 1861 west Virginia secedes from Virginia after Virginia secedes from US   

Apr 29   Asteroid 68-Leto & Asteroid 69-Hesperia discovered on this day in history.   

Apr 29   Maryland's House of Delegates vote against seceding from Union in the year 1861.   

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

Apr 29   In the year 1861 r Luther discovers asteroid #68 Leto   

Apr 30   On this day in history president Lincoln ordered Federal Troops to evacuate Indian Territory   

May 01   Lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry in the year 1861.   

May 03   Anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1861.   

May 03   In the year 1861 gen Winfield Scott presents his Anaconda Plan   

May 03   General Winfield Scott presents his Anaconda Plan on this day in history.   

May 03   On this day in history lincoln asks for 42,000 Army Volunteers &another 18,000 seamen   

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   On this day in history alexandria VA - CS troops abandon city   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1861 birth of heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of george Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959)   

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

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 18   In the year 1861 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   On this day in history abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58