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 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   On this day in history mint at New Orleans closes   

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

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   On this day in history uS & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange   

Jun 03   1st Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV in the year 1861.   

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   Federal marshals seize arms & gunpower at Du Pont works DE on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 08   Tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 10   Josephus T J Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem) in the year 1861.   

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   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 in the year 1861.   

Jun 17   In the year 1861 battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces   

Jun 17   On this day in history sidney James Jones, composer   

Jun 18   Jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os Meus Amores) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1861 birth of helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1861 birth of wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)   

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

Jan 18   Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born in the year 1861.   

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

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   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 in the year 1861.   

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