Birthdays
Shadrach Laycock Bowman
Turns 32 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | In Boston, family members officially identify the bodies of the Massachusetts soldiers killed in Baltimore | 05/02/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Congress of the Confederate States is sitting in special session session in Montgomery, Alabama |
04/30/1861 to 05/20/1861 |
Documents
| Letter | Anna H. Richardson to William Still, May 2, 1861 | 05/02/1861 |
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Tribune, “Good Bye, John Bell,” May 2, 1861 | 05/02/1861 |
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, "Neutrality," May 2, 1861 | 05/02/1861 |