Birthdays
John Albion Andrew
Turns 47 on this date
Albert Gallatin Brown
Turns 52 on this date
Benjamin Gratz Brown
Turns 39 on this date
James Morrill Follansbee
Turns 42 on this date
Ira Harris
Turns 63 on this date
William Henry Lee
Turns 28 on this date
Horatio Seymour
Turns 55 on this date
Events
| Education/Culture | At Epsom in southern England, the French horse "Gladiateur" wins the eighty-sixth running of the Derby | 05/31/1865 |
| Crime/Disasters | In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial continues |
05/13/1865 to 06/13/1865 |