Historical Events In 1861

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

May 29   On this day in history dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army   

May 31   Emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907) in the year 1861.   

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 on this day in history.   

May 31   In the year 1861 mint at New Orleans closes   

Jun 01   1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va in the year 1861.   

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   In the year 1861 the first skirmish in the Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va   

Jun 01   On this day in history uS & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange   

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

Jun 03   First Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV on this day in history.   

Jun 03   In the year 1861 stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies   

Jun 05   Federal marshals seize arms & gunpower at Du Pont works DE on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 06   Lincoln's cabinet declares Union govt will pay for expenses once states have mobilized volunteers in the year 1861.   

Jun 08   On this day in history people of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union   

Jun 08   In the year 1861 tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy.   

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

Jun 10   Battle of Big Bethel VA (Bethel Church, Great Bethal)-Union retreats on this day in history.   

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

Jun 11   On this day in history sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer   

Jun 12   Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state in the year 1861.   

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   In the year 1861 battle of Vienna, VA & Secessionville, SC (James Island)   

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

Jun 17   In the year 1861 battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces   

Jun 17   On this day in history sidney James Jones, composer   

Jun 18   Jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os Meus Amores) in the year 1861.   

Jun 19   Anaheim Post Office established in the year 1861.   

Jun 19   On this day in history douglas Haig, British fieldmarshal (Sudan, WW I)   

Jun 19   The birth of Douglas Haig, British field marshal in the year 1861.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1861 birth of helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)   

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   George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940) was born in the year 1861.   

Jan 13   Max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1861 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   Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born in the year 1861.   

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

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