Difference between revisions of "1861"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(event) |
(event) |
||
Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
+ | *[[January 8]] – Col. [[William H. Chase]] is ordered to seize the forts around Pensacola. First shots were fired at [[Fort Barrancas]] 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 17:34, 22 April 2007
Births
Events
- January 8 – Col. William H. Chase is ordered to seize the forts around Pensacola. First shots were fired at Fort Barrancas 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