Several soldiers from Camp Curtin were drinking in a bar behind the State Capitol and got into a disagreement with the black proprietor.  The men were arrested but not charged.  Meanwhile, however, their comrades from camp flooded into the city, wrecked the bar, and then, after pistol shots were exchanged, began to attack nearby black dwellings.  The rioters caused significant damage but no serious casualties were reported.  (By John Osborne)

Brigadier-General Hiram G. Berry was buried in the town he was born with "full Masonic honors." He had been killed at dawn eleven days before by a Confederate sharpshooter at the head of his brigade, which he usually led without much concern for his safety, during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He left a wife and young daughter.  Notable citizens who attended the services included Vice-President Hamlin and Abner Coburn, the state's governor.  (By John Osborne)

Following a bitter labor dispute with the Michigan Central Railroad the previous month, engine drivers decided to form a permanent trade union.  After several preliminary meetings, twelve railwaymen, led by W. D. Robinson, met in a hired room in Detroit, Michigan to form the Brotherhood of the Footboard.  The new union changed its name in 1864 to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.  It is now part of the Teamsters.  (By John Osborne) 

Fifteen prospectors led by John Stuart were exploring the Yellowstone Basin, looking for gold. Just before midnight, a large Crow war party attacked their camp on the Little Big Horn.  Several men were killed in a battle that lasted until the small hours of the next morning.  Badly mauled, the party ran for the Oregon Trail and after much hardship returned to their starting point at Bannack, Montana in mid-June, 1863.  (By John Osborne)