Birthdays
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz
Turns 56 on this date
Alpheus Baker
Turns 35 on this date
Charles Joseph Baker
Turns 42 on this date
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
Turns 45 on this date
William Birney
Turns 44 on this date
Sempronius Hamilton Boyd
Turns 35 on this date
William Alfred Buckingham
Turns 59 on this date
Basil Wilson Duke
Turns 25 on this date
Ephraim Thomas Carroll Richmond
Turns 20 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | A bakery explosion in New York City kills two and injures four others | 05/28/1863 |
| 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 | The 54th Massachusetts leaves Boston for active service in South Carolina | 05/28/1863 |
Documents
| Book | Recollection by Ulysses S. Grant, Siege of Vicksburg, May – July 4, 1863 |
05/25/1863 to 07/04/1863 |