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Tuesday, January 22, 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

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

Naval Events:

Guns and ammunition sold to and destined for Georgia were seized by New York authorities. This action was protested by Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown in a letter to New York Governor Edwin Morgan. In retaliation Governor Brown seized northern ships at Savannah on 8 and 21 February 1861. Marine Guard at Brooklyn Navy Yard put under arms as a precaution against difficulty with Confederate sympathizers.

(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:

Virginia Governor John Letcher transmits the resolutions of the Ohio State Legislature, with unfavorable comment, to the Virginia Legislature. His message is tabled by a small majority.

Kentucky House, by a vote of 87 to 6, resolves to resist the invasion of the South at all hazards.

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