What Happened In September 1861 - Historical Events 1861 September

Historical Events for September, 1861

3rd » American Civil War: Confederate States of America e.g Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for United States e.g Union assistance.
17th » Battle of Pavón is fought.

6th » William Lane, English-Australian journalist, founded New Australia (d. 1917)
10th » Niels Hansen Jacobsen, Danish sculptor (d. 1941)
11th » Juhani Aho, Finnish author and journalist (d. 1921)
20th » Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher, 8th Librarian of Congress (d. 1955)
23rd » Robert Bosch, German engineer and businessman, founded Robert Bosch GmbH (d. 1942)
24th » Bhikaiji Cama, Indian activist (d. 1936)
27th » Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, American poet and author (d. 1933)
28th » Amélie of Orléans (d. 1951)
30th » William Wrigley, Jr., American businessman, founded Wrigley Company (d. 1932)