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   Sally Tompkins is only Confederate Army female commissioned officer on this day in history.   

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   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   Battle of Princeton WV in the year 1861.   

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   In the year 1861 battle of Lexington, MI-captured by Union   

Sep 22   Fort Fauntleroy (Wingate), rapes Navaho Indians in the year 1861.   

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   On this day in history 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   Elias Canneman, liberal minister of Finance (1813-14), dies at 84 in the year 1861.   

Oct 06   In the year 1861 naval Engagement at Charleston, SC USS Flag vs BR Alert   

Oct 08   Theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments) in the year 1861.   

Oct 10   On this day in history fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922)   

Oct 11   On this day in history battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek)   

Oct 12   Confederate ironclad Manassas attack Union's Richmond on Mississippi on this day in history.   

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

Oct 14   Bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Confederacy starts selling postage stamps on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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Jan 02   In the year 1861 birth of helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)   

Jan 03   In the year 1861 birth of william Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer   

Jan 06   In the year 1861 birth of george Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959)   

Jan 14   Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf) was born in the year 1861.   

Jan 18   Hans Goldschmidt, German chemist was born in the year 1861.   

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   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   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   In the year 1861 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   Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.