Birthdays
Reverdy Johnson
Turns 67 on this date
Dabney Herndon Maury
Turns 41 on this date
Andrew Parker
Turns 58 on this date
Mosby Monroe Parsons
Turns 41 on this date
Mary Virginia Wade
Turns 20 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | In Louisiana, Union forces advance to surround the Mississippi River fortress at Port Hudson |
05/21/1863 to 05/22/1863 |
| Religion/Philosophy | The Seventh Day Adventist Church formally organizes | 05/21/1863 |