Birthdays
John Robinson Agnew
Turns 53 on this date
William H. Christian
Turns 38 on this date
William Montgomery Gardner
Turns 39 on this date
Thomas Green
Turns 49 on this date
John Nathan Caldwell Grier
Turns 71 on this date
Francis Day Hodgson
Turns 31 on this date
William Morris Meredith
Turns 64 on this date
Gideon Johnson Pillow
Turns 57 on this date
David Dixon Porter
Turns 50 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | Confederate sailors capture a Union steam tug towing a ship up the Mississippi to New Orleans | 06/08/1863 |
| 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 | In Tennessee, daring Confederate spy mission fails and two are tried and hanged |
06/08/1863 to 06/09/1863 |
| Campaigns/Elections | New York City's editors meet to condemn infringements of the free press | 06/08/1863 |
| Education/Culture | The first public national billiards championship is held in New York City's Irving Hall |
06/01/1863 to 06/11/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Young volunteer officer killed in clash with Sioux Indian raiders in central Minnesota | 06/08/1863 |
Documents
| Book | Recollection by Ulysses S. Grant, Siege of Vicksburg, May – July 4, 1863 |
05/25/1863 to 07/04/1863 |