Compiled by Jim Hachtel, President
Gen. William T. Sherman Memorial Civil War Roundtable
June 1,1861- The Confederacy suffers it's first officer fatality. Captain John Q. Marr is killed in skirmishing around Fairfax County Courthouse, Virginia.
June 1,1861- Great Britain forbids Union and Confederate armed vessel from bringing prizes (captured ships) into British ports. Britain did continue clandestine shipbuilding for the Confederate Navy.
June 1,1861- General P. T. G. Beauregard charges the Union with abandonment of civilized warfare and states that the Union Army will now "seek your honor and that of your wives and daughters."
June 2,1861- Confederate General Beauregard takes command of the Potomac Department and changes the name to the Army of the Potomac.
June 2,1861- The Confederate gunboat CSS Savannah escapes from the blockade of Charleston Harbor.
June 3,1861- The CSS Savannah captures the U.S. brig 'Joseph' carrying sugar from Cuba.
June 3,1861- In a battle later called "Philippi Race," Indiana Troops commanded by Gen. Thomas A. Morris defeats Confederate Gen. George A. Porterfield at Philippi in Western Virginia. The Kanawha Valley is now cleared and moves the region toward breaking from the Confederacy. This is the first direct contact between the two armies.
June 4,1861- The USS Perry captures the CSS Savannah and releases the 'Joseph' captured one day earlier.
June 5,1861- Federal authorities seize powder works in Connecticut and Delaware to prevent shipment to the Confederacy.
June 6,1861- Gen. George B. McClellan sees Missouri added to the responsibility of his Department of the Ohio.
June 8,1861- Tennessee becomes the eleventh and last state to secede.
June 8,1861- Kentucky declares neutrality.
June 9,1861- The U.S. Sanitary Commission is founded and Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke begins work as a nurse in Union hospitals.
June 9,1861- Gen. George Butler orders a march on Big Bethel, Virginia to dislodge entrenched Confederate troops. He plans four converging columns, the march is at night, many units become lost, and New York Zouaves are fired on when uniforms are not recognized. Inexperienced troops could not properly execute this overly complicated move.
