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== Events == | == Events == | ||
* [[January 11]]: Alabama seceded from the United States. | |||
* [[February 4]]: The Confederate States of America was created in the Provisional Confederate Congress, William P. Chilton, Sr of Alabama, namesake of [[Chilton County]], presiding. | |||
* [[February 18]]: Alabama was admitted to the Confederate States of America as the Alabama Republic. | |||
* February 18: [[Jefferson Davis]] was inaugurated as President of the Confederacy in Montgomery. | |||
* [[Bryce State Mental Hospital|Alabama Insane Hospital]] opened in Tuscaloosa. | * [[Bryce State Mental Hospital|Alabama Insane Hospital]] opened in Tuscaloosa. | ||
* The first class of military cadets graduated from the [[University of Alabama]]. | |||
===Religion=== | |||
* [[Richard Wilmer]] became the [[Episcopal Bishop of Alabama|Second Episcopal Bishop of Alabama]]. | |||
== Works == | == Works == | ||
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== Individuals == | == Individuals == | ||
* [[December 2]]: [[John Gill Shorter]] became [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]]. | |||
* [[:Category:Confederate veterans|Many men]] enlisted in the Confederate Army. | |||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
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* [[Jere Dennis]], newspaper publisher | * [[Jere Dennis]], newspaper publisher | ||
===Graduations=== | |||
* [[John Phelan]] from the [[University of Alabama]] | |||
===Weddings=== | |||
* [[October 16]]: Merchant [[Chambers McAdory]] married [[Maria McAdory|Maria Jordan]]. | |||
===Deaths=== | |||
* [[Speers Jones]] | |||
== Context == | == Context == | ||
In 1861, | In 1861, the Taiping Rebellion continued. The Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed. Thallium was discovered. The [[Civil War]] began on April 12 with the bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina; numerous battles followed during the year. The Great Comet of 1861 was visible to the naked eye for three months. The Pony Express closed. | ||
Books published in 1861 included ''Great Expectations'' by Charles Dickens and ''Silas Marner'' by George Eliot. | |||
Notable births in 1861 included . Notable deaths included . | Notable births in 1861 included King Ferdinand of Bulgaria; biochemist Frederick Gowland Hopkins; chewing gum industrialist William Wrigley, Jr; artist Frederic Remington; basketball inventor James Naismith; actress Lillian Russell; and explorer Fridtjof Nansen. Notable deaths included King Frederick William IV of Prussia, poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, gunsmith Eliphalet Remington, and King Pedro V of Portugal. | ||
{{Decade box|186|185|187}} | {{Decade box|186|185|187}} | ||
[[Category:1861|*]] | [[Category:1861|*]] | ||
Revision as of 14:03, 12 April 2011
1861 was 10 years before the founding of the City of Birmingham and the 42nd year of Alabama statehood.
Events
- January 11: Alabama seceded from the United States.
- February 4: The Confederate States of America was created in the Provisional Confederate Congress, William P. Chilton, Sr of Alabama, namesake of Chilton County, presiding.
- February 18: Alabama was admitted to the Confederate States of America as the Alabama Republic.
- February 18: Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as President of the Confederacy in Montgomery.
- Alabama Insane Hospital opened in Tuscaloosa.
- The first class of military cadets graduated from the University of Alabama.
Religion
- Richard Wilmer became the Second Episcopal Bishop of Alabama.
Works
Buildings
Individuals
- December 2: John Gill Shorter became Governor of Alabama.
- Many men enlisted in the Confederate Army.
Births
- June 17: Sumter Bethea, real estate broker
- July 2: John Carmichael, chancellor
- Harry Breeding, architect
- Jere Dennis, newspaper publisher
Graduations
- John Phelan from the University of Alabama
Weddings
- October 16: Merchant Chambers McAdory married Maria Jordan.
Deaths
Context
In 1861, the Taiping Rebellion continued. The Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed. Thallium was discovered. The Civil War began on April 12 with the bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina; numerous battles followed during the year. The Great Comet of 1861 was visible to the naked eye for three months. The Pony Express closed.
Books published in 1861 included Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and Silas Marner by George Eliot.
Notable births in 1861 included King Ferdinand of Bulgaria; biochemist Frederick Gowland Hopkins; chewing gum industrialist William Wrigley, Jr; artist Frederic Remington; basketball inventor James Naismith; actress Lillian Russell; and explorer Fridtjof Nansen. Notable deaths included King Frederick William IV of Prussia, poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, gunsmith Eliphalet Remington, and King Pedro V of Portugal.
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