Difference between revisions of "1861"
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− | *[[January 8]] – Colonel [[William H. Chase]] | + | *[[January 8]] – A group of men under Colonel [[William H. Chase]] attempt to take control of the Union-held [[Fort Barrancas]] but are repelled by gunfire at around 11:00 PM. |
*[[July 26]] – Confederate President [[Wikipedia:Jefferson Davis|Jefferson Davis]] appointed [[Thomas E. Jordan]] as postmaster of Pensacola and [[Chandler Cox Yonge]] as attorney for the Florida district of the Confederacy | *[[July 26]] – Confederate President [[Wikipedia:Jefferson Davis|Jefferson Davis]] appointed [[Thomas E. Jordan]] as postmaster of Pensacola and [[Chandler Cox Yonge]] as attorney for the Florida district of the Confederacy | ||
*[[October 9]] – [[Battle of Santa Rosa Island]] | *[[October 9]] – [[Battle of Santa Rosa Island]] | ||
[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] |
Revision as of 03:19, 28 April 2009
Births
- January 7 – Charles Henry Bliss
- May 19 – Richard Miles Cary, Jr.
- July 20 – William Kopman Hyer, Jr.
- July 26 – E. Dixie Beggs, Sr.
Events
- January 8 – A group of men under Colonel William H. Chase attempt to take control of the Union-held Fort Barrancas but are repelled by gunfire at around 11:00 PM.
- July 26 – Confederate President Jefferson Davis appointed Thomas E. Jordan as postmaster of Pensacola and Chandler Cox Yonge as attorney for the Florida district of the Confederacy
- October 9 – Battle of Santa Rosa Island