Birthdays
John Albion Andrew
Turns 42 on this date
Albert Gallatin Brown
Turns 47 on this date
Benjamin Gratz Brown
Turns 34 on this date
Anthony Burns
Turns 26 on this date
James Morrill Follansbee
Turns 37 on this date
Ira Harris
Turns 58 on this date
William Henry Lee
Turns 23 on this date
Stephen Dodson Ramseur
Turns 23 on this date
Horatio Seymour
Turns 50 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | New Mexico volunteers ride from Mesilla, New Mexico to relieve the Mimbres River settlers | 05/31/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Personal | U.S. Supreme Court Justice Peter V. Daniel dies in Richmond, Virginia | 05/31/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Charlestown (VA) Free Press, “Bell and Everett Going Ahead,” May 31, 1860 | 05/31/1860 |