Page 8: Historical Events In 1861

May 27   In the year 1861 victoria E Matthews, educator   

May 29   On this day in history 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 in the year 1861.   

May 31   In the year 1861 mint at New Orleans closes   

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

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   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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jun 06   Giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 08   People of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union on this day in history.   

Jun 08   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jun 10   Josephus T J Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem) in the year 1861.   

Jun 11   In the year 1861 sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer   

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

Jun 15   In the year 1861 johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry   

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

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

Jun 18   Jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os Meus Amores) on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1861 anaheim Post Office established   

Jun 19   In the year 1861 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1861 birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist   

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

Feb 12   In the year 1861 hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72   

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   In the year 1861 abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58