Birthdays
Daniel Weisiger Adams
Turns 36 on this date
John W. Campbell
Turns 58 on this date
Nathan Fellows Dixon II
Turns 45 on this date
Augustus van Horne Ellis
Turns 30 on this date
William George Ferguson
Turns 25 on this date
George Franklin Fort
Turns 48 on this date
Thomas Harrison
Turns 34 on this date
William Young Conn Humes
Turns 27 on this date
John Bankhead Magruder
Turns 50 on this date
Events
| Personal | Harriet Tubman brings her parents to Canada |
05/01/1857 to 06/01/1857 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Massachusetts institutes its voting literacy law | 05/01/1857 |
| Military/Violent | William Walker and his followers surrender to an American naval squadron and are returned to the United States | 05/01/1857 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “The Captured Slaver,” May 1, 1857 | 05/01/1857 |