1861
3 verified events recorded in 1861.
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1861-04-21 | Pinkerton Heads Union Intelligence Service for McClellan, First Federal Use of Private Intelligence Personnel
2 src Allan Pinkerton · Pinkerton National Detective Agency · Abraham Lincoln | confirmed | |
| 1861-04-12 | Confederate Bombardment of Fort Sumter Begins Civil War and Triggers Massive War Profiteering Industry
3 src Abraham Lincoln · James Buchanan | confirmed | |
| 1861-01-01 | Civil War Contractors Defraud Government with Defective Weapons and Shoddy Goods Costing Lives and Millions
3 src U.S. War Department | confirmed |