Tuesday, January 15, 1861

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Army Events:

Operation: Charleston Harbor, SC December 20, 1860 - April 14, 1861


Appointment: Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston, 2nd US Cavalry, Brevet Brigadier General , USA, assumes command of the Department of the Pacific

(Source: Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Vol. I, p. 660-991. Frederick H. Dyer; The Chronological Tracking Of The American Civil War Per The Offical Records Of The War of the Rebellion pp. 1-336. Ronald A. Mosocco.)


Additional Information:

Missouri Senate passes Convention Bill: yeas 31, neas 2. The Missouri House also passed the Convention Bill.

John A. Dix appointed U. S. Secretary of the Treasury.

(Source: The Political History of the United States of America During the Great Rebellion 1860-1865. p. 2-47. Edward McPherson.)



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