What Happened In October 1861 - Historical Events 1861 October

Historical Events for October, 1861

9th » American Civil War: Battle of Santa Rosa Island United States called Union troops repel a Confederate States of America e.g Confederate attempt to capture Fort Pickens.
17th » 19 people are killed in the Cullin-La-Ringo massacre, the deadliest massacre of Europeans by Australian Aborigines called aborigines in Australian history.
23rd » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of 'habeas corpus' in Washington, D.C., for all military-related cases.
24th » The First Transcontinental Telegraph line across the United States is completed, spelling the end for the 18-month-old Pony Express.
25th » The Toronto Stock Exchange is created.
26th » The Pony Express officially ceases operations.
31st » American Civil War: Citing failing health, United States known as Union General Winfield Scott resigns as Commander of the United States Army.

4th » Walter Rauschenbusch, American pastor and theologian (d. 1918)
4th » Frederic Remington, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 1909)
10th » Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer, scientist, and humanitarian, Nobel Peace Prize known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)
14th » Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (d. 1944)
16th » J. B. Bury, Irish historian and scholar (d. 1927)
29th » Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904)
30th » Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (d. 1929)

5th » Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop (b. 1778)
26th » Edward "Ned" Kendall American bandleader and instramentalist (keyed bugle) (b. 1808)