Historical Events for October 1861
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Months in 1861: January February March April May June July August September November December
Events 1 - 14 of 14
2nd - Former VP John C Breckinridge flees Kentucky
6th - Naval Engagement at Charleston, SC USS Flag vs BR Alert
6th - Revolt of Russian student shuts down university of Petersburg
11th - Battle of Dumfries, VA (Quantico Creek)
12th - Confederate ironclad Manassas attack Union's Richmond on Mississippi
16th - Confederacy starts selling postage stamps
21st - Battle of Balls Bluff, VA (Leesburg, Harrison's Island)
22nd - 1st telegraph line linking West & East coasts completed
24th - 1st US transcontinental telegram is sent (from SF to Wash DC)
24th - West Virginia seceded from Virginia
25th - Battle of Wilson's Creek, MI (Springfield)
25th - Telegraph message sent from St Louis to SF
25th - The Toronto Stock Exchange created.
26th - Pony Express ends
