Birthdays
Henry Howland Crapo
Turns 59 on this date
Thomas Hope Harvey
Turns 19 on this date
Hermann Lieb
Turns 37 on this date
William Patrick Willey
Turns 23 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | In Chicago, firefighters are busy all day with three separate destructive city fires | 05/24/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In Florida, a U.S. Navy small boats expedition cuts out a Confederate blockade-runner |
05/23/1863 to 05/24/1863 |
| Crime/Disasters | On Lake Michigan, a Chicago tugboat explodes and kills most of its night crew | 05/24/1863 |
| Education/Culture | The cornerstone is laid for the new buildings of Chicago's University of St. Mary's of the Lake | 05/24/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | The Union Army's Marine Brigade burns the town of Austin, Mississippi for sheltering rebel forces | 05/24/1863 |