Birthdays
Richard Lee Turberville Beale
Turns 42 on this date
Jeremiah Tilford Boyle
Turns 43 on this date
Sydney Howard Gay
Turns 47 on this date
Milton Slocum Latham
Turns 34 on this date
Arthur Tappan
Turns 75 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 | Richmond (VA) Dispatch, “The Day of Election,” May 22, 1861 | 05/22/1861 |
| Newspaper | Savannah (GA) News, “Disinterested Black Republican Patriots,” May 22, 1861 | 05/22/1861 |