Birthdays
John Brewer Brown
Turns 28 on this date
William McClanahan Busey
Turns 21 on this date
Howard Copeland
Turns 36 on this date
William Hamilton Getzendaner
Turns 30 on this date
Jacob V. Gotwalts
Turns 24 on this date
Zebulon Baird Vance
Turns 34 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | Battle of Resaca, May 13-15, 1864 |
05/13/1864 to 05/15/1864 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Battle of Spotsylvania, May 8-21, 1864 |
05/08/1864 to 05/21/1864 |
| Personal | General J.E.B. Stuart is buried with full honors at the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia | 05/13/1864 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Grant's Overland Campaign against the Army of Northern Virginia continues |
05/05/1864 to 06/27/1864 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Private William Christman of Pennsylvania becomes the first soldier laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery | 05/13/1864 |
| Legal/Political | The first session of the 38th Congress is sitting in Washington DC from early January to early July, 1864 |
01/07/1864 to 07/03/1864 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Carlisle (PA) Herald, “The 7th Regiment Captured,” May 13, 1864 | 05/13/1864 |