Birthdays
Samuel Jameson Gholson
Turns 55 on this date
Richard Jacobs Haldeman
Turns 32 on this date
Harmar Denny Murray
Turns 25 on this date
Jonas John Potts
Turns 42 on this date
Events
| Education/Culture | In New Jersey, a clandestine bareknuckle prize fight ends in mayhem | 05/19/1863 |
| Crime/Disasters | In western New York State, a bridge collapses under an express train, killing one and injuring several | 05/19/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Meeting in Washington DC demands protection for black Union prisoners of war | 05/19/1863 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | President Lincoln banishes Congressman Clement Vallandigham to the Confederacy | 05/19/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | The Union's Army of the Tennessee attempts the storming of Vicksburg but is beaten back | 05/19/1863 |
Documents
| Executive record | Order of the President to Major-General Burnside, May 19, 1863 | 05/19/1863 |