Page 8: Historical Events In 1861

May 27   On this day in history victoria E Matthews, educator   

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   Gen Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Jun 06   On this day in history giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59   

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

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 in the year 1861.   

Jun 09   Floris H Verster, [van Wulverhorst], painter/cartoonist/etcher on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 11   Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer on this day in history.   

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   Harpers Ferry evacuated by rebels in face of McClellan's advance on this day in history.   

Jun 15   In the year 1861 johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry   

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

Jun 17   In the year 1861 sidney James Jones, composer   

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

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 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   William Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904) was born in the year 1861.   

Jan 06   Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer was born in the year 1861.   

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

Jan 13   Max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959) was born in the year 1861.   

Jan 14   Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf) was born in the year 1861.   

Jan 18   In the year 1861 birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist   

Jan 18   In the year 1861 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   On this day in history 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.