Page 8: Historical Events In 1861

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

May 29   Dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army in the year 1861.   

May 31   Emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907) on this day in history.   

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   Mint at New Orleans closes in the year 1861.   

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

Jun 01   In the year 1861 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1861.   

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   Giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59 in the year 1861.   

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   Tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy on this day in history.   

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

Jun 10   In the year 1861 battle of Big Bethel VA (Bethel Church, Great Bethal)-Union retreats   

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

Jun 11   On this day in history sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer   

Jun 12   Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 19   On this day in history anaheim Post Office established   

Jun 19   In the year 1861 douglas Haig, British fieldmarshal (Sudan, WW I)   

Jun 19   In the year 1861 the birth of Douglas Haig, British field marshal   

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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   On this day in history birth of george Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)   

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

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   Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Mar 10   In the year 1861 josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67   

Mar 14   Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.