Birthdays
John Quincy Adams
Turns 17 on this date
James Henry Carlisle
Turns 40 on this date
Phil Moore Leakin
Turns 35 on this date
John Henry Martin
Turns 31 on this date
John Harmon Phillips
Turns 45 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | At Citronelle, Alabama, Confederate General Richard Taylor surrenders his forces of the Department of Alabama | 05/04/1865 |
| Personal | In Springfield, Illinois, President Lincoln is laid to rest at the Oak Ridge Cemetery | 05/04/1865 |