Birthdays
John Albion Andrew
Turns 43 on this date
Albert Gallatin Brown
Turns 48 on this date
Benjamin Gratz Brown
Turns 35 on this date
Anthony Burns
Turns 27 on this date
James Morrill Follansbee
Turns 38 on this date
Ira Harris
Turns 59 on this date
William Henry Lee
Turns 24 on this date
Stephen Dodson Ramseur
Turns 24 on this date
Horatio Seymour
Turns 51 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | On the Potomac, U.S. Navy gunboats shell the railroad depot at Aquia Creek, Virginia |
05/29/1861 to 06/01/1861 |
| 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 | Newark (OH) Advocate, “England and the United States,” May 31, 1861 | 05/31/1861 |