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   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   John Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the first Confederate death of the war in the year 1861.   

Jun 01   The first skirmish in the Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va on this day in history.   

Jun 01   On this day in history uS & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange   

Jun 03   1st Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV on this day in history.   

Jun 03   On this day in history first Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV   

Jun 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Tennessee secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1861 josephus T J Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem)   

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 in the year 1861.   

Jun 15   Johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry in the year 1861.   

Jun 16   On this day in history battle of Vienna, VA & Secessionville, SC (James Island)   

Jun 16   Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian in the year 1861.   

Jun 17   In the year 1861 battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces   

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   On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959) was born in the year 1861.   

Jan 14   In the year 1861 birth of wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)   

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

Jan 18   Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born in the year 1861.   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1861 death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)   

Jan 31   On this day in history franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53   

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

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

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