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 |