Page 8: Historical Events In 1861

May 27   In the year 1861 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 on this day in history.   

May 31   In the year 1861 general Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line   

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

Jun 01   1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va in the year 1861.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 1st Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV   

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

Jun 03   In the year 1861 stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies   

Jun 05   Federal marshals seize arms & gunpower at Du Pont works DE on this day in history.   

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

Jun 06   In the year 1861 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 on this day in history.   

Jun 08   In the year 1861 tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy.   

Jun 09   On this day in history floris H Verster, [van Wulverhorst], painter/cartoonist/etcher   

Jun 10   Battle of Big Bethel VA (Bethel Church, Great Bethal)-Union retreats in the year 1861.   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jun 15   Johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry in the year 1861.   

Jun 16   In the year 1861 battle of Vienna, VA & Secessionville, SC (James Island)   

Jun 16   Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian on this day in history.   

Jun 17   Battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces on this day in history.   

Jun 17   Sidney James Jones, composer in the year 1861.   

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

Jun 19   Anaheim Post Office established in the year 1861.   

Jun 19   Douglas Haig, British fieldmarshal (Sudan, WW I) in the year 1861.   

Jun 19   The birth of Douglas Haig, British field marshal in the year 1861.   

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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   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   On this day in history 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   Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)   

Jan 31   In the year 1861 franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53   

Feb 10   Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1861.   

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