Page 8: Historical Events In 1861

May 27   Victoria E Matthews, educator on this day in history.   

May 29   Dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army on this day in history.   

May 31   In the year 1861 emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907)   

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

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

Jun 01   US & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange on this day in history.   

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

Jun 05   In the year 1861 federal marshals seize arms & gunpower at Du Pont works DE   

Jun 05   John Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

Jun 06   In the year 1861 giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59   

Jun 06   On this day in history lincoln's cabinet declares Union govt will pay for expenses once states have mobilized volunteers   

Jun 08   On this day in history people of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union   

Jun 08   Tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy in the year 1861.   

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

Jun 10   Battle of Big Bethel VA (Bethel Church, Great Bethal)-Union retreats on this day in history.   

Jun 10   On this day in history josephus T J Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem)   

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

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

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

Jun 15   Johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry in the year 1861.   

Jun 16   Battle of Vienna, VA & Secessionville, SC (James Island) in the year 1861.   

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

Jun 17   On this day in history battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces   

Jun 17   In the year 1861 sidney James Jones, composer   

Jun 18   On this day in history jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os Meus Amores)   

Jun 19   On this day in history anaheim Post Office established   

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   Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1861 birth of heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 18   In the year 1861 birth of raymond Huntington Woodman, composer   

Jan 02   In the year 1861 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   Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 in the year 1861.   

Feb 10   On this day in history francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies   

Feb 12   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1861.   

Feb 18   Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 in the year 1861.   

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