WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO AUGUST 1861
Find out what all happened February to August 1861

American Civil War: United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state. (11. February 1861)

American Civil War: Battle of Philippi (also called the Philippi Races) – Union forces rout Confederate troops in Barbour County, Virginia, now West Virginia, in first land battle of the War. (3. June 1861)

The United Kingdom annexes Lagos, Nigeria. (6. August 1861)

American Civil War, Battle of Fairfax Court House (June 1861): the first land battle of the American Civil War after the Battle of Fort Sumter, producing the first Confederate combat casualty. (1. June 1861)

The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand. (19. March 1861)

First performance of Arthur Sullivan's debut success, his suite of incidental music for The Tempest, leading to a career that included the famous Gilbert and Sullivan operas. (6. April 1861)

American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States. (1. February 1861)

American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America. (4. February 1861)

With Italian unification almost complete, Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia assumes the title of King of Italy. (18. February 1861)

The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is founded, in Hong Kong. (29. May 1861)

American Civil War: Richmond, Virginia is named the capital of the Confederate States of America. (8. May 1861)

Jefferson Davis is notified by telegraph that he has been chosen as provisional President of the Confederate States of America. (10. February 1861)

Pakistan’s (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri. (13. May 1861)

American Civil War: Richmond, Virginia is declared the new capital of the Confederate States of America. (6. May 1861)

An earthquake completely destroys Mendoza, Argentina. (20. March 1861)

American Civil War: The state of Kentucky proclaims its neutrality, which will last until September 3 when Confederate forces enter the state. Meanwhile, the State of North Carolina secedes from the Union. (20. May 1861)

American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus. (27. April 1861)

The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia. (13. May 1861)

American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted. (11. March 1861)

American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union. (6. May 1861)