Historical Events In 1861

May 27   Victoria E Matthews, educator on this day in history.  

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) on this day in history.  

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

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

May 31   On this day in history 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 in the year 1861.  

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

Jun 01   In the year 1861 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   In the year 1861 first Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV  

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

Jun 05   On this day in history 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 in the year 1861.  

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

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

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

Jun 09   Floris H Verster, [van Wulverhorst], painter/cartoonist/etcher in the year 1861.  

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

Jun 10   In the year 1861 josephus T J Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem)  

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

Jun 15   Johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry in the year 1861.  

Jun 16   Battle of Vienna, VA & Secessionville, SC (James Island) on this day in history.  

Jun 16   Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian on this day in history.  

Jun 17   Battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces in the year 1861.  

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   In the year 1861 anaheim Post Office established  

Jun 19   Douglas Haig, British fieldmarshal (Sudan, WW I) on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1861.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of william Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904)  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1861 birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist  

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of raymond Huntington Woodman, composer  

Jan 02   On this day in history frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65  

Jan 17   Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) died on this day in history.  

Jan 31   Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 in the year 1861.  

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

Feb 12   In the year 1861 hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72  

Feb 18   In the year 1861 louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74  

Mar 10   Josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1861.  

Mar 14   Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1861.