Page 8: 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   On this day in history emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907)   

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

May 31   In the year 1861 general Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line   

May 31   Mint at New Orleans closes in the year 1861.   

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

Jun 01   In the year 1861 john Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the first Confederate death of the war   

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

Jun 01   US & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange in the year 1861.   

Jun 03   In the year 1861 1st Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV   

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

Jun 03   Stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies on this day in history.   

Jun 05   In the year 1861 federal marshals seize arms & gunpower at Du Pont works DE   

Jun 05   On this day in history john Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle   

Jun 06   Giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Jun 06   In the year 1861 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 in the year 1861.   

Jun 08   Tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy on this day in history.   

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   Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer in the year 1861.   

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   In the year 1861 harpers Ferry evacuated by rebels in face of McClellan's advance   

Jun 15   Johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry on this day in history.   

Jun 16   On this day in history battle of Vienna, VA & Secessionville, SC (James Island)   

Jun 16   Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian in the year 1861.   

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

Jun 17   Sidney James Jones, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jun 19   Anaheim Post Office established on this day in history.   

Jun 19   Douglas Haig, British fieldmarshal (Sudan, WW I) in the year 1861.   

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)   

Jan 03   William Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer   

Jan 06   In the year 1861 birth of george Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)   

Jan 13   In the year 1861 birth of max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 31   In the year 1861 franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53   

Feb 10   Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies in the year 1861.   

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 in the year 1861.   

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