Page 8: 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   In the year 1861 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   On this day in history general Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line   

May 31   In the year 1861 mint at New Orleans closes   

Jun 01   In the year 1861 1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va   

Jun 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1861.   

Jun 01   In the year 1861 uS & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange   

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

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

Jun 03   Stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies in the year 1861.   

Jun 05   On this day in history federal marshals seize arms & gunpower at Du Pont works DE   

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

Jun 06   In the year 1861 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   People of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union in the year 1861.   

Jun 08   On this day in history tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy.   

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

Jun 10   Battle of Big Bethel VA (Bethel Church, Great Bethal)-Union retreats in the year 1861.   

Jun 10   Josephus T J Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1861.   

Jun 14   Harpers Ferry evacuated by rebels in face of McClellan's advance on this day in history.   

Jun 15   On this day in history johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry   

Jun 16   In the year 1861 battle of Vienna, VA & Secessionville, SC (James Island)   

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 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   Anaheim Post Office established on this day in history.   

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

Jun 19   In the year 1861 the birth of Douglas Haig, British field marshal   

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Jan 02   In the year 1861 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 in the year 1861.   

Jan 06   George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940) was born in the year 1861.   

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   Hans Goldschmidt, German chemist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)   

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 in the year 1861.   

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 on this day in history.