Birthdays
Jesse William Barrett
Turns 41 on this date
Robert Franklin Beckham
Turns 26 on this date
John Michael Krebs
Turns 59 on this date
William Elisha Stoker
Turns 26 on this date
Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley
Turns 42 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | A Military Commission tries Clement Vallandigham in Cincinnati for "disloyal sentiments and opinions" |
05/06/1863 to 05/07/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Dozens of New Jersey infantrymen drown in Kentucky while crossing the Cumberland River | 05/06/1863 |
| Crime/Disasters | On the Mississippi, fire destroys steamboat, killing one passenger and hundreds of Army horses | 05/06/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | The beaten Union Army retreats across the Rappahannock, ending the Battle of Chancellorsville |
05/05/1863 to 05/06/1863 |
| Business/Industry | The National Typographical Union holds its annual meeting in Cleveland, Ohio |
05/04/1863 to 05/06/1863 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Natchez (MS) Courier, “Yankee Fiendishness,” May 6, 1863 | 05/06/1863 |