1861 in the United States

Summary

Events from the year 1861 in the United States. This year marked the beginning of the American Civil War.

1861
in
the United States

Decades:
  • 1840s
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
See also:

Incumbents edit

Federal government edit

Events edit

January–March edit

 
Confederate States of America
 
March 4: Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th U.S. president
 
Hannibal Hamlin becomes the 15th U.S. vice president

April–June edit

 
April 12–14: Battle of Fort Sumter, the beginning of the American Civil War

July–September edit

 
July 21: Confederate victory at the First Battle of Bull Run

October–December edit

 
November 6: Jefferson Davis elected President of the CSA

Ongoing edit

Undated edit

Births edit

Deaths edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Historical Events in January 1861". OnThisDay.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.

Further reading edit

  • American Annual Cyclopaedia ... 1861, NY: D. Appleton & Co. – via HathiTrust

External links edit

  •   Media related to 1861 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons