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Type	Date Span	Title
Battles/Soldiers	Thu, May 5, 1864 - Mon, June 27, 1864	Grant's Overland Campaign against the Army of Northern Virginia continues
Science/Technology	Thu, May 5, 1864	A partial eclipse of the Sun is visible in northwestern North America
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, May 5, 1864	Ascension Day
Battles/Soldiers	Fri, May 6, 1864	In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness continues for a second bloody day
Battles/Soldiers	Sat, May 7, 1864	In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness ends and Union maneuvering continues
Battles/Soldiers	Sun, May 8, 1864 - Sat, May 21, 1864	Battle of Spotsylvania, May 8-21, 1864
US/the World	Mon, May 9, 1864	Danish and Austrian naval units clash in the North Sea at the Battle of Heligoland
Crime/Disasters	Mon, May 9, 1864	In London, a locomotive on the new underground railway explodes spectacularly, though no lives are lost
Battles/Soldiers	Wed, May 11, 1864	Battle of Yellow Tavern, May 11, 1864
Battles/Soldiers	Wed, May 11, 1864	Thousands of Union wounded from the Battle of the Wilderness begin to arrive in Philadelphia hospitals
Battles/Soldiers	Wed, May 11, 1864	Famed Confederate cavalry leader J.E.B. Stuart is mortally wounded in the stomach at Yellow Tavern
Battles/Soldiers	Thu, May 12, 1864	At a private house in Richmond, Confederate cavalry commander General J.E.B. Stuart dies of his wounds
Battles/Soldiers	Fri, May 13, 1864 - Sun, May 15, 1864	Battle of Resaca, May 13-15, 1864
Battles/Soldiers	Fri, May 13, 1864	Private William Christman of Pennsylvania becomes the first soldier laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery
Personal	Fri, May 13, 1864	General J.E.B. Stuart is buried with full honors at the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia
Battles/Soldiers	Sun, May 15, 1864	Battle of New Market, May 15, 1864
Battles/Soldiers	Sun, May 15, 1864	Private William Stoker dies sometime after the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry in May 1864
Education/Culture	Thu, May 19, 1864	Famous writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, dies in his sleep while touring New Hampshire's White Mountains
Battles/Soldiers	Mon, May 23, 1864 - Thu, May 26, 1864	Battle of North Anna, May 23- May 26, 1864
Education/Culture	Mon, May 23, 1864	Nathaniel Hawthorne is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts
US/the World	Mon, May 23, 1864	In London, the formal royal celebrations of the Queen's official birthday return after a four year hiatus
Education/Culture	Wed, May 25, 1864	In England, the horse Blair Athol wins the eighty-fifth running of the Derby
US/the World	Sat, May 28, 1864	On Corfu, British officials transfer administration of the Ionian Islands to Greece
US/the World	Sat, May 28, 1864	At Vera Cruz, Emperor Maximilian of Mexico arrives in his new country for the first time
Battles/Soldiers	Tue, May 31, 1864 - Sun, June 12, 1864	Battle of Cold Harbor
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, May 31, 1864	At the U.S. Capitol, debate begins in the House on the proposed 13th Amendment to the Constitution
US/the World	Mon, June 6, 1864	In a formal ceremony on Corfu, Britain officially transfers the Ionian Islands to Greece
Campaigns/Elections	Tue, June 7, 1864	The combined Sanitary Fair of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware opens in Philadelphia
Lawmaking/Litigating	Wed, June 8, 1864	The U.S. Congress funds "separate but equal" schools for black children in the District of Columbia
Battles/Soldiers	Thu, June 9, 1864 - Sun, July 3, 1864	Battle of Marietta, June 9-July 3, 1864