Italy Jun, 1861 Unification of ItalyCavour died unexpectedly
Italy Jun, 1861 Cavour died unexpectedly in June 1861, at 50, and most of the many promises that he made to regional authorities to induce them to join the newly unified Italian kingdom were ignored. The new Kingdom of Italy was structured by renaming the old Kingdom of Sardinia and annexing all the new provinces into its structures. The first king was Victor Emmanuel II, who kept his old title.
Warrenton, Virginia, U.S. Monday Jun 3, 1861 Memorial dayFirst civil war grave decorated
Warrenton, Virginia, U.S. Monday Jun 3, 1861 On June 3, 1861, Warrenton, Virginia, was the location of the first Civil War soldier's grave ever to be decorated, according to a Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper article in 1906. This decoration was for the funeral of the first soldier killed in action during the Civil War, John Quincy Marr, who died on June 1, 1861, during a skirmish at Battle of Fairfax Courthouse in Virginia.
U.S Jun, 1861 USA civil warLincoln announced the Union blockade of all Southern ports
U.S Jun, 1861 In April 1861, Lincoln announced the Union blockade of all Southern ports; commercial ships could not get insurance and regular traffic ended. The South blundered in embargoing cotton exports in 1861 before the blockade was effective; by the time they realized the mistake, it was too late.
