Birthdays
Alfred Horatio Belo
Turns 22 on this date
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Turns 43 on this date
John Neff Coombs
Turns 38 on this date
John Gray Foster
Turns 38 on this date
Robert Frederick Hoke
Turns 24 on this date
Julia Ward Howe
Turns 42 on this date
Richard Watson Humphriss
Turns 25 on this date
George Washington Johnson
Turns 50 on this date
Edwin Gray Lee
Turns 25 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 |
| Business/Industry | The Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon opens in Philadelphia | 05/27/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Boston (MA) Advertiser, “Impotent Rage,” May 27, 1861 | 05/27/1861 |
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Abusing England,” May 27, 1861 | 05/27/1861 |