Page 11: Historical Events In 1861

Aug 28   Battle of Fort Hatteras NC on this day in history.   

Aug 29   American Civil War: US Navy squadron captures forts at Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history franz Joseph Glaser, composer, dies at 63   

Sep 01   Grant assumes command of Federal forces at Cape Girardeau MI on this day in history.   

Sep 03   Confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality in the year 1861.   

Sep 06   On this day in history general Grant occupies Paducah Kentucky   

Sep 09   On this day in history sally Tompkins is only Confederate Army female commissioned officer   

Sep 10   In the year 1861 -15] Battle at Cheat Mountain, Elkwater West Virginia   

Sep 11   In the year 1861 juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio)   

Sep 13   1st naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer "Judah" off Pensacola, Fla on this day in history.   

Sep 14   Fortunato Santini, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Sep 16   Battle of Princeton WV in the year 1861.   

Sep 17   1st day school for freedmen forms at Fortress Monroe Virginia in the year 1861.   

Sep 17   On this day in history owen Seaman, poet/editor (Punch)   

Sep 20   Battle of Lexington, MI-captured by Union in the year 1861.   

Sep 22   Fort Fauntleroy (Wingate), rapes Navaho Indians on this day in history.   

Sep 23   Edmond H H Allenby, English fieldmarshal/high director (Egypt) in the year 1861.   

Sep 25   On this day in history secretary of US Navy authorizes enlistment of slaves   

Sep 26   In the year 1861 2nd British Golf Open: Tom Morris Sr shoots a 163 at Prestwick Club   

Sep 28   Pedro De Cordoba, NYC, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur) in the year 1861.   

Oct 02   Former VP John C Breckinridge flees Kentucky on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Frederic Remington, US, artist/sculptor of American West in the year 1861.   

Oct 06   In the year 1861 elias Canneman, liberal minister of Finance (1813-14), dies at 84   

Oct 06   On this day in history naval Engagement at Charleston, SC USS Flag vs BR Alert   

Oct 08   On this day in history theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments)   

Oct 10   Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922) in the year 1861.   

Oct 11   In the year 1861 battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek)   

Oct 12   In the year 1861 confederate ironclad Manassas attack Union's Richmond on Mississippi   

Oct 12   Confederate ironclad Manassas attacks Union's Richmond on Mississippi in the year 1861.   

Oct 14   On this day in history bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer   

Oct 16   On this day in history confederacy starts selling postage stamps   

Oct 16   On this day in history confedercy starts selling postage stamps   

Oct 21   In the year 1861 battle of Balls Bluff, VA (Leesburg, Harrison's Island)   

Oct 21   Edward Dickinson Baker, US attorney/senator, dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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 in the year 1861.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1861.   

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

Jan 31   Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 in the year 1861.   

Feb 10   Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies in the year 1861.   

Feb 12   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1861.   

Feb 18   Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 in the year 1861.   

Mar 10   On this day in history josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67   

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