Birthdays
Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry
Turns 38 on this date
Marcellus Ephraim Jones
Turns 33 on this date
James Knox
Turns 56 on this date
Beverly Holcombe Robertson
Turns 36 on this date
Marcus Joseph Wright
Turns 32 on this date
Events
| Personal | Francis Martin Drexell, founder of the Philadelphia banking house, killed in railroad accident | 06/05/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | General J.E.B. Stuart parades his entire cavalry force at a second "Grand Review" in Virginia | 06/05/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In Louisiana, the Siege of Port Hudson continues |
05/28/1863 to 06/13/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In Mississippi, the Siege of Vicksburg continues |
05/26/1863 to 07/03/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Off the coast of Brazil, the Confederate raider, Alabama, captures the New York clipper ship Talisman | 06/05/1863 |
| Religion/Philosophy | The annual national convention of the North American associations of the Y.M.C.A meets in Chicago |
06/04/1863 to 06/06/1863 |
| Education/Culture | The first public national billiards championship is held in New York City's Irving Hall |
06/01/1863 to 06/11/1863 |
Documents
| Book | Recollection by Ulysses S. Grant, Siege of Vicksburg, May – July 4, 1863 |
05/25/1863 to 07/04/1863 |
| Military record | Report of Brigadier-General Ellet, commanding the Marine Brigade, on the burning of Austin, Missippippi, May 24, 1863 | 06/05/1863 |