Historical Events In 1861

May 27   Victoria E Matthews, educator in the year 1861.  

May 29   In the year 1861 dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army  

May 31   In the year 1861 emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907)  

May 31   Gen Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line on this day in history.  

May 31   General Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line in the year 1861.  

May 31   In the year 1861 mint at New Orleans closes  

Jun 01   1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va on this day in history.  

Jun 01   John Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the first Confederate death of the war on this day in history.  

Jun 01   The first skirmish in the Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va on this day in history.  

Jun 01   In the year 1861 uS & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange  

Jun 03   On this day in history 1st Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV  

Jun 03   In the year 1861 first Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV  

Jun 03   On this day in history stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies  

Jun 05   Federal marshals seize arms & gunpower at Du Pont works DE in the year 1861.  

Jun 05   In the year 1861 john Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle  

Jun 06   In the year 1861 giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59  

Jun 06   On this day in history lincoln's cabinet declares Union govt will pay for expenses once states have mobilized volunteers  

Jun 08   People of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union on this day in history.  

Jun 08   Tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy in the year 1861.  

Jun 09   On this day in history floris H Verster, [van Wulverhorst], painter/cartoonist/etcher  

Jun 10   On this day in history battle of Big Bethel VA (Bethel Church, Great Bethal)-Union retreats  

Jun 10   Josephus T J Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem) on this day in history.  

Jun 11   In the year 1861 sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer  

Jun 12   Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state on this day in history.  

Jun 14   Harpers Ferry evacuated by rebels in face of McClellan's advance in the year 1861.  

Jun 15   On this day in history johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry  

Jun 16   Battle of Vienna, VA & Secessionville, SC (James Island) in the year 1861.  

Jun 16   On this day in history scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian  

Jun 17   On this day in history battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces  

Jun 17   In the year 1861 sidney James Jones, composer  

Jun 18   On this day in history jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os Meus Amores)  

Jun 19   In the year 1861 anaheim Post Office established  

Jun 19   In the year 1861 douglas Haig, British fieldmarshal (Sudan, WW I)  

Jun 19   On this day in history the birth of Douglas Haig, British field marshal  

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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   In the year 1861 birth of heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer  

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   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 in the year 1861.  

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

Jan 31   On this day in history franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53  

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

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   In the year 1861 josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67  

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