Page 8: Historical Events In 1861

May 27   On this day in history victoria E Matthews, educator   

May 29   In the year 1861 dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army   

May 31   On this day in history emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907)   

May 31   Gen Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line in the year 1861.   

May 31   General Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line on this day in history.   

May 31   On this day in history mint at New Orleans closes   

Jun 01   On this day in history 1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va   

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   In the year 1861 the first skirmish in the Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va   

Jun 01   US & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange in the year 1861.   

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

Jun 03   First Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV on this day in history.   

Jun 03   Stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies on this day in history.   

Jun 05   On this day in history federal marshals seize arms & gunpower at Du Pont works DE   

Jun 05   John Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle in the year 1861.   

Jun 06   On this day in history giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59   

Jun 06   In the year 1861 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 in the year 1861.   

Jun 08   On this day in history tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy.   

Jun 09   Floris H Verster, [van Wulverhorst], painter/cartoonist/etcher in the year 1861.   

Jun 10   On this day in history battle of Big Bethel VA (Bethel Church, Great Bethal)-Union retreats   

Jun 10   Josephus T J Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem) on this day in history.   

Jun 11   Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 12   In the year 1861 missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state   

Jun 14   Harpers Ferry evacuated by rebels in face of McClellan's advance in the year 1861.   

Jun 15   Johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry in the year 1861.   

Jun 16   Battle of Vienna, VA & Secessionville, SC (James Island) on this day in history.   

Jun 16   In the year 1861 scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian   

Jun 17   Battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces in the year 1861.   

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

Jun 18   In the year 1861 jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os Meus Amores)   

Jun 19   In the year 1861 anaheim Post Office established   

Jun 19   On this day in history douglas Haig, British fieldmarshal (Sudan, WW I)   

Jun 19   The birth of Douglas Haig, British field marshal on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12) was born in the year 1861.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1861.   

Jan 17   Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) died in the year 1861.   

Jan 31   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   On this day in history 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 in the year 1861.