Birthdays
Ambrose Everett Burnside
Turns 37 on this date
Henry Champion Deming
Turns 46 on this date
Charles Hall
Turns 34 on this date
William Michael Harnsberger
Turns 26 on this date
John Shirk
Turns 18 on this date
Eli Slifer
Turns 43 on this date
Lewis Tappan
Turns 73 on this date
John Ogden Winner
Turns 35 on this date
Events
| Religion/Philosophy | The Presbyterian General Assembly is meeting in Philadelphia and its decisions will split the Church |
05/16/1861 to 06/01/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Ripley (OH) Bee, “One of the Volunteers,” May 23, 1861 | 05/23/1861 |