Page 8: Historical Events In 1861

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

May 29   Dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army on this day in history.   

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

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   Mint at New Orleans closes in the year 1861.   

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

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

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

Jun 05   John Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

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

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   In the year 1861 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) in the year 1861.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 14   On this day in history 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) in the year 1861.   

Jun 16   In the year 1861 scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian   

Jun 17   Battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces on this day in history.   

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

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) 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   Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   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   Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born in the year 1861.   

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 in the year 1861.   

Jan 31   Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72   

Feb 18   Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   In the year 1861 abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58