Page 8: Historical Events In 1861

May 27   In the year 1861 victoria E Matthews, educator   

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

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

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

Jun 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1861 people of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union   

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   Battle of Big Bethel VA (Bethel Church, Great Bethal)-Union retreats in the year 1861.   

Jun 10   On this day in history josephus T J Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem)   

Jun 11   Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer in the year 1861.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history anaheim Post Office established   

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

Jun 19   The birth of Douglas Haig, British field marshal on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1861.   

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   On this day in history birth of wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist   

Jan 18   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 12   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1861.   

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