Monday, February 11, 1861

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Army Events:

Operation: Charleston Harbor, SC December 20, 1860 - April 14, 1861
Operation: Fort Humboldt, CA January 16 - May 18, 1861
Scouts: Willow Creek, OR February 5 - 17, 1861

(Source: Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Vol. I, p. 660-991. Frederick H. Dyer.)


Naval Events:

Commander Dahlgren urged Congress to approve the building of more gun-sloops and an "iron-cased" ship.

(Source: Civil War Naval Chronology 1861-1865. pp. I:1-41; II:1-117; III:1-170; IV:1-152; V:1-134. 1971: Naval History Division, Navy Department.)


Additional Information:

Abraham Lincoln leaves Springfield, Illinois for Washington, D. C. to assume the office of President of the United States.

(Source: A Concise Encyclopedia of the Civil War, p. 203-221. Henry E. Simmons 1965.)



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