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| Albert Hall Victoria |  |
| London Constructs the Albert Hall in Prince Albert's memory |
| Albert Memorial Victoria | |
| London Constructs the Albert Memorial in Prince Albert's memory |
| Battle of Bull Run, 1st Jackson, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" |  |
| 21st July Boston Confederate victory, Jackson earns the name "Stonewall" |
| 21st July Boston Unionists under McDowell have to fight a rearguard action |
| Battle of Bull Run, 1st McDowell, Irvin | |
| 21st July Boston Confederate victory, Unionists under McDowell stronger fight a rearguard action |
| Battle of Bull Run, 1st Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| 21st July Boston Stuart's cavalry covers the Confederate left |
| Battle of Manassas, 1st Lee, Robert Edward | |
| 21st July Manassas Union forces from Washington are stopped from reaching Richmond |
| Birth Ferdinand I |  |
| Birth of Ferdinand I, son of Prince Augustus of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |
| Birth Spee, Maximilian Johannes Hubert von |  |
| 22nd June Copenhagen Birth of Maximilian Johannes Hubert von Spee |
| Birth Haig, Douglas | |
| 19th June Edinburgh Birth of Douglas Haig |
| Brigadier General Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Appointed Brigadier-General |
| Budget Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Abolition of paper duty is included in the budget & passed by the Lords |
| London Approval of the budget by the Lords becomes common practice |
| Captain Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Appointed Captain in the Confederate Army |
| Colonel Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Virginia Appointed Captain in the 1st Virginia Cavalry |
| Commander McClellan, George Brinton | |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Composition Mussorgsky, Modest |  |
| Composes, "Intermezzo In Modo Classico" |
| Constitution Garcia Moreno, Gabriel |  |
| Becomes the 1st President of Ecuador |
| Constitution Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Approval of the budget by the Lords becomes common practice |
| Constitution Lincoln, Abraham | |
| Washington 6 states join the Confederate States |
| Washington After opposing the Crittenden Amendment 6 States secede from the Union |
| Washington Opposes the Crittenden Amendment allowing States to be pro or anti slave |
| Convention London Napoleon I |  |
| London Britain, Spain & France agree to recover Mexican loans by occupying the Mexican coast |
| London Napoleon wants to occupy the whole of Mexico |
| Death Graham, James Robert George | |
| 25th Oct Death of James Robert George Graham |
| Death Victoria | |
| 14th Dec London Death of Prince Albert from typhoid, spends the rest of her life dressed in mourning |
| Death Cavour, Camillo Benso di |  |
| 6th June Turin Death of Camillo Benso di Cavour |
| Declaration of War Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 6th Nov Washington Presidential elections precipitate secession to preserve the southern slave economy |
| Diplomacy Temple, Henry John | |
| Sends troops to Canada on the outbreak of the American Civil War |
| Editor Hofmeyr, Jan Hendrik |  |
| Appointed Editor of the Volsfriend |
| General Cavalry Friedrich Karl | |
| Berlin Appointed General of the Cavalry |
| Governor Grey, George | |
| Appointed Governor of NewZealand |
| Grand Vizier Pasha, Mehmed Emin Ali |  |
| Istanbul Appointed Grand Vizier, 4th term |
| Appointed Grand Vizier, 3rd term |
| Independence Temple, Henry John | |
| Supports the Risorgimento & proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy |
| Invasion of Mexico Juarez, Benito |  |
| Mexico City Suspended repayments of foreign debts provoke British, French & Spanish occupation |
| Invasion of Papal States Victor Emmanuel II | |
| Papalates Leads an invasion against the Papal States |
| Lieutenant General Brudenell, James Thomas | |
| Appointed Lieutenant General |
| Minister of Interior Lehmann, Peter Martin Orla |  |
| Appointed Minister of the Interior |
| PAC Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Founds the Public Accounts Committee, part of his reform for financial institutions |
| Peerage Russell | |
| Kingston Created Earl of Kings ton, 1st |
| Post Office Savings Bank Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| Creates the Post Office Savings Bank |
| President Auersperg, Carlos Furst |  |
| Defends the Constitution against feudal reaction & champions Imperial unity |
| President Perez, Jose Joaquin |  |
| Appointed President of Chile |
| President Garcia Moreno, Gabriel | |
| Appointed President of Ecuador, 1st term |
| President Juarez, Benito | |
| Appointed President of Mexico, 2nd term |
| President Zuloaga, Felix | |
| Appointed President of Mexico, 2nd term |
| President Davis, Jefferson | |
| Appointed President of the 7 Confederate States of America |
| President Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 6th Nov Appointed President of the USA, 16th President, 1st term, 1st Republican |
| Prime Minister Fox, William |  |
| July Appointed Prime Minister of NewZealand, 2nd term |
| Progressive Party Forckenbeck, Maximilian Franz August von | |
| Helps found the Progressive Party |
| Publication Dickens, Charles | |
| Publication of, "Great Expectations" |
| Publication of, "Hard Times" |
| Publication Mill, John Stewart | |
| Publication of, "Parliamentary Government" |
| Publication Dostoevsky, Fyodor | |
| Publication of, "The House of the Dead" |
| Rebellion Alexander II | |
| Supresses land tax riots |
| Peasants Supresses land tax riots |
| Sends Sukhozanet to Poland where he declares martial law & a reign of terror |
| Supresses land tax riots |
| Sends Sukhozanet to Poland where he declares martial law & a reign of terror |
| The rebellion is supported by Bismarck & William I |
| Reform Cowper, Charles | |
| Cowper promises to limit immigration in Australia by an act of Parliament |
| Lambing Flat Goldminers drive the Chinese out of Lambing Flat because they undercut white labour |
| Reform Alexander II | |
| Moscow Heavy taxes are imposed on peasants inheriting land |
| Regency T'zu Hsi |  |
| Appointed Co-regent |
| Resignation Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Resigns from the USAArmy after Virginia cedes from the Union |
| Rule of Alabama Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 11th Jan Alabama Alabama becomes the 4th state to secede from the Union |
| Rule of Cochin Charner, Charner | |
| Cochin Extends French influence in the Cochin region |
| Rule of Florida Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 10th Jan Florida Florida becomes the 3rd state to secede from the Union |
| Rule of Georgia Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 19th Jan Georgia Georgia becomes the 5th state to secede from the Union |
| Rule of Mississippi Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 9th Jan Mississippi Mississippi becomes the 2nd state to secede from the Union |
| Rule of Nice Victor Emmanuel II | |
| Nice Nice is ceded to France |
| Rule of Savoy Victor Emmanuel II | |
| Savoy Savoy is ceded to France |
| Secretary of War Cornewall Lewis, George | |
| Appointed Secretary for War |
| Serfdom Alexander II | |
| Issues the act of abolition abolishing serfdom but lacks the power to implement it |
| Siege of Charleston Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 12th April Charleston War starts when Confederate artillery fires on the Union Garrison in Charles ton |
| Siege of Fort Sumnter Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 12th April Charleston War starts when Confederate artillery fires on the Union Garrison in Charles ton |
| 14th April Charleston Fort Sumter falls to the Confederate army |
| Siege of Saigon Charner, Charner | |
| Saigon Takes the forts guarding Saigon & relieves the troops under siege by General Triphuong |
| Succession T'ung Chih | |
| Succeeds as Emperor of China |
| Succession Frederick III | |
| Berlin Succeeds as Crown Prince of Prussia, 1861-1888 |
| Succession Wilhelm I | |
| Berlin Succeeds as Emperor of Germany |
| Succession Victor Emmanuel II | |
| Succeeds as King of Italy |
| Succession Abdulhamid I | |
| Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey |
| Unification Victor Emmanuel II | |
| Piedmont Recognized as the 1st King of a united Italy by Parliament |
| Unification Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 29th Jan Kansas Kansas becomes the 34th USAState |
| 10th Nov By 1861 all but 3 slave states have joined the Southern Confederacy |
| Vice President Hamlin, Hannibal | |
| 6th Nov Washington Appointed Vice President of the USA |
