Birthdays
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz
Turns 54 on this date
Alpheus Baker
Turns 33 on this date
Charles Joseph Baker
Turns 40 on this date
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
Turns 43 on this date
William Birney
Turns 42 on this date
Sempronius Hamilton Boyd
Turns 33 on this date
William Alfred Buckingham
Turns 57 on this date
Basil Wilson Duke
Turns 23 on this date
Ephraim Thomas Carroll Richmond
Turns 18 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Chief Justice Taney finds against martial law and orders the release of John Merryman | 05/28/1861 |
| 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 | Chicago (IL) Tribune, “Army Slave Catching,” May 28, 1861 | 05/28/1861 |