In 1861 the civil war started in America.
A list of other important events throughout the year appears below:
January
· Mississippi spits from the Union.
· Florida withdraws from the U.S,
· Georgia unites with the Confederacy,
February
· Serfdom is stopped in Russia
April
· The was begins with the Confederate firing at Fort Sumter in SC.
· Virginia splits from the Union.
May
· Arkansas leaves the Union.
June
· Tennessee is the 11th and last state to leave the Union.
October
· The 18 month old Pony Express is ended with the first transcontinental telegraph line in the U.S.
On April 12,1861 Confederate forces attaked Fort Sumter and The Civil War Begin.
This would be in 1861.
South Carolina December 20, 1860 Mississippi January 9, 1861 Florida January 10, 1861 Alabama January 11, 1861 Georgia January 19, 1861 Louisiana January 26, 1861 Texas February 1, 1861 Virginia April 17, 1861 Arkansas May 6, 1861 North Carolina May 20, 1861 Tennessee June 8, 1861
1861 = MDCCCLXI
There were no cars in 1861.
1861-1865
Yes 11 states had seceded from the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln as President: South Carolina - December 20, 1860 Mississippi - January 9, 1861 Florida - January 10, 1861 Alabama - January 11, 1861 Georgia - January 19, 1861 Louisiana - January 26, 1861 Texas - February 1, 1861 Virginia - April 17, 1861 Arkansas - May 6, 1861 North Carolina - May 20, 1861 Tennessee - June 8, 1861
Seven states declared their secession before Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861: # South Carolina (December 20, 1860) # Mississippi (January 9, 1861) # Florida (January 10, 1861) # Alabama (January 11, 1861) # Georgia (January 19, 1861) # Louisiana (January 26, 1861) # Texas (February 1, 1861) After the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, and Lincoln's subsequent call for troops on April 15, four more states declared their secession: # Virginia (April 17, 1861; ratified by voters May 23, 1861) # Arkansas (May 6, 1861) # Tennessee (May 7, 1861; ratified by voters June 8, 1861) # North Carolina (May 20, 1861)
In 1861, four Southern states seceded from the Union. These were:Virginia, April 17th;Tennessee, May 7th;Arkansas, May 9th; andNorth Carolina, May 20th.
The screw drill was invented in 1861.
1877
Seven states seceded by February 1861: * South Carolina (December 20, 1860) * Mississippi (January 9, 1861) * Florida (January 10 1861) * Alabama (January 11 1861) * Georgia (January 19, 1861) * Louisiana (January 26 1861) * Texas (February 1 1861) After Lincoln called for troops, four more states seceded: * Virginia (April 17, 1861) * Arkansas (May 6, 1861) * North Carolina (May 20 1861) * Tennessee (June 8 1861)