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 |