Today in History for July 1861

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 33 of 33

1st - 1st public schoolhouse opens at Washington & Mason St, SF
1st - War Dept decrees the KA & TN are to be canvassed for volunteers
2nd - Battle of Hoke's Run, WV - small Union victory
3rd - Colonel Jackson receives his commission as brigadier general
3rd - Pony Express arrives in SF with overland letters from NY
3rd - Martinsburg, VA - Confederate forces pull out before US advance
4th - In a special session of 27th Congress Lincoln requests 400,000 troops
4th - Skirmish at Harper's Ferry, WV
5th - Battle of Carthage, MO - US Gen Sigel attacks pro-secessionist
7th - Battle of Laurel Hill, VA
8th - CS Gen Sibley is given command of rebel troops in NM territory
8th - Skirmish at Florida, MI - A rebel encampment is attacked & dispersed
10th - Lincoln writes to Kentucky's militia & says Union troops will not enter that state
11th - Battle of Laurel Mountain VA - Gen Morris forces retreat of rebels
11th - Battle of Rich Mountain, VA - Rosecrans forces rebels to surrender
13th - Battle of Corrick's Ford, VA (Carrick's Ford) - Union army takes total control of western Virginia CS20 US53
14th - Gen McDowell advances toward Fairfax Courthouse, VA with 40,000 troops
14th - Naval Engagement at Wilmington NC - USS Daylight establishes blockade
16th - Battle of Bull Run, the 1st major battle of the Civil War, is fought
16th - Manassas Campaign [->JUL 22]
17th - Congress authorizes paper money
17th - Manassas, VA Gen Beauregard requests reinforcements for his 22,000 men, Gen Johnston is ordered to Manassas
18th - Battle of Blackburn's Ford, VA US57 CS68 - Manassas -
20th - Confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Va
21st - 1st major battle of Civil War ends (Bull Run), Va - South wins
24th - Skirmish at Taylor Mountain, (W)VA - CS Gen Wise retreats
25th - Washington DC - Crittenden resolution is passed stating that the war is to be fought to preserve union & uphold the Constitution, not to alter slavery
25th - Skirmish at Fort Fillmore, NM Terr - Rebels attack Union troops
27th - Battle of Mathias Point, VA - Rebel forces repel a Federal landing
27th - Battle of St Augustine Springs, NM Terr
27th - Confederate troops occupy Fort Fillmore, New Mexico
27th - Union General George McClellan takes command from McDowell of Potamic Army
31st - 9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam: world record

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 8 of 8

1st - Samuel D Riddle, horse owner (Man 'o War)
3rd - Peter Jackson, heavyweight boxer (hall of famer)
11th - Anton Stepanovich Arensky, composer
11th - George William Norris, (Rep/Sen-Neb) (Lame duck-amendement)
12th - Anton Stepanovich Arensky, composer
23rd - Alexander W F Idenburg, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1909-16)
29th - Alica Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, 1st wife of Theodore Roosevelt
29th - Sergei D Sazonov, Russian minister of Foreign Affairs (1910-16)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 6 of 6

2nd - Peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31
7th - John Willis Ellis, US governor of NC (1858-61), dies
13th - Robert Selden Garnett, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 41
21st - Francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44
22nd - Barnard Elliot Bee, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 37
25th - Jonas Furrer, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1805)