| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| October 09 1861 | Union Repels Confederate Fort Pickens Attack |
| October 17 1861 | 19 Aborigines Killed In Deadliest Cullin-La-Ringo Massacre |
| October 21 1861 | Confederate Troops Defeat Colonel Baker's Troops |
| October 23 1861 | Lincoln Suspends Habeas Corpus |
| October 24 1861 | Pony Express Rendered Obsolete By Telegraph Line |
| October 25 1861 | The Toronto Stock Exchange Is Created |
| October 26 1861 | Pony Express Ceases Operations |
| October 31 1861 | Scott Resigns As U.S. Army Commander |