Birthdays
Henry Watkins Allen
Turns 43 on this date
Elbert Bland
Turns 40 on this date
Joseph Emory Broadwater
Turns 26 on this date
Ulysses Hobbs
Turns 31 on this date
Jacob Armel Kiester
Turns 31 on this date
Thomas Lyttleton Lyon
Turns 31 on this date
Augustus Baker Tizzard
Turns 43 on this date
Matthew Vassar
Turns 71 on this date
Events
| Personal | Future newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst is born in San Francisco, California | 04/29/1863 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is sitting in its third session |
01/12/1863 to 05/01/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | The Army of the Potomac concentrates on Chancellorsville in preparation for an attack on Lee |
04/27/1863 to 04/30/1863 |