Birthdays
James Osgood Andrew
Turns 69 on this date
Jean Margaret Davenport Lander
Turns 34 on this date
George Hawkins McCabe
Turns 39 on this date
Wilmer McLean
Turns 49 on this date
Montgomery Cunningham Meigs
Turns 47 on this date
Lot Myrick Morrill
Turns 50 on this date
Rufus Paine Spalding
Turns 65 on this date
William Van Bergen Tudor
Turns 31 on this date
David Shelby Walker
Turns 48 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | Lee's Army of Northern Virginia forces back entrenched Union forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville | 05/03/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Union infantrymen finally take Marye's Heights in the Second Battle of Fredericksburg | 05/03/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Union reinforcements prevented from reaching Chancellorsville at Battle of Salem Church |
05/03/1863 to 05/04/1863 |