Page 11: Historical Events In 1861

Aug 28   On this day in history battle of Fort Hatteras NC   

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

Aug 29   Franz Joseph Glaser, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1861 grant assumes command of Federal forces at Cape Girardeau MI   

Sep 03   In the year 1861 confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality   

Sep 06   In the year 1861 general Grant occupies Paducah Kentucky   

Sep 09   Sally Tompkins is only Confederate Army female commissioned officer in the year 1861.   

Sep 10   -15] Battle at Cheat Mountain, Elkwater West Virginia on this day in history.   

Sep 11   Juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 17   Owen Seaman, poet/editor (Punch) on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history battle of Lexington, MI-captured by Union   

Sep 22   In the year 1861 fort Fauntleroy (Wingate), rapes Navaho Indians   

Sep 23   On this day in history edmond H H Allenby, English fieldmarshal/high director (Egypt)   

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

Sep 26   On this day in history 2nd British Golf Open: Tom Morris Sr shoots a 163 at Prestwick Club   

Sep 28   In the year 1861 pedro De Cordoba, NYC, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur)   

Oct 02   In the year 1861 former VP John C Breckinridge flees Kentucky   

Oct 04   In the year 1861 frederic Remington, US, artist/sculptor of American West   

Oct 06   Elias Canneman, liberal minister of Finance (1813-14), dies at 84 in the year 1861.   

Oct 06   Naval Engagement at Charleston, SC USS Flag vs BR Alert in the year 1861.   

Oct 08   In the year 1861 theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments)   

Oct 10   In the year 1861 fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922)   

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

Oct 12   On this day in history confederate ironclad Manassas attack Union's Richmond on Mississippi   

Oct 12   On this day in history confederate ironclad Manassas attacks Union's Richmond on Mississippi   

Oct 14   In the year 1861 bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer   

Oct 16   Confederacy starts selling postage stamps in the year 1861.   

Oct 16   Confedercy starts selling postage stamps in the year 1861.   

Oct 21   Battle of Balls Bluff, VA (Leesburg, Harrison's Island) in the year 1861.   

Oct 21   On this day in history edward Dickinson Baker, US attorney/senator, dies in battle at 50   

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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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1861 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 in the year 1861.   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of raymond Huntington Woodman, composer   

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

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   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   In the year 1861 louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74   

Mar 10   In the year 1861 josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67   

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