Page 8: Historical Events In 1861

May 27   Victoria E Matthews, educator in the year 1861.   

May 29   Dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army in the year 1861.   

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   Mint at New Orleans closes on this day in history.   

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

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   The first skirmish in the Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va on this day in history.   

Jun 01   On this day in history 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   First Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV in the year 1861.   

Jun 03   Stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies on this day in history.   

Jun 05   On this day in history 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   Giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1861.   

Jun 09   On this day in history floris H Verster, [van Wulverhorst], painter/cartoonist/etcher   

Jun 10   In the year 1861 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   Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer in the year 1861.   

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   On this day in history 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   Battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces in the year 1861.   

Jun 17   In the year 1861 sidney James Jones, composer   

Jun 18   Jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os Meus Amores) in the year 1861.   

Jun 19   Anaheim Post Office established in the year 1861.   

Jun 19   Douglas Haig, British fieldmarshal (Sudan, WW I) in the year 1861.   

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

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

Jan 13   On this day in history 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   Hans Goldschmidt, German chemist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1861 birth of raymond Huntington Woodman, composer   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1861 death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)   

Jan 31   On this day in history franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53   

Feb 10   On this day in history francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies   

Feb 12   In the year 1861 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   In the year 1861 josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67   

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