Page 11: Historical Events In 1861

Aug 28   Battle of Fort Hatteras NC in the year 1861.   

Aug 29   In the year 1861 american Civil War: US Navy squadron captures forts at Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina.   

Aug 29   Franz Joseph Glaser, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1861.   

Sep 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history sally Tompkins is only Confederate Army female commissioned officer   

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

Sep 11   On this day in history juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio)   

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

Sep 14   Fortunato Santini, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1861.   

Sep 16   On this day in history battle of Princeton WV   

Sep 17   On this day in history 1st day school for freedmen forms at Fortress Monroe Virginia   

Sep 17   In the year 1861 owen Seaman, poet/editor (Punch)   

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

Sep 22   On this day in history fort Fauntleroy (Wingate), rapes Navaho Indians   

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

Sep 25   In the year 1861 secretary of US Navy authorizes enlistment of slaves   

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

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   On this day in history frederic Remington, US, artist/sculptor of American West   

Oct 06   Elias Canneman, liberal minister of Finance (1813-14), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 08   Theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments) on this day in history.   

Oct 10   Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922) on this day in history.   

Oct 11   Battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek) on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Battle of Balls Bluff, VA (Leesburg, Harrison's Island) on this day in history.   

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

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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 in the year 1861.   

Jan 06   George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist   

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

Feb 18   On this day in history louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74   

Mar 10   Josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   On this day in history abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58