Civil War | Biography During the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson is accidentally shot by his own men Learn more about May 2 1863
Civil War | Battle Map Battle of Chancellorsville, fought from April 30 to May 6 Learn more about May 3 1863
Civil War | Biography Confederate General Richard Taylor surrendered his forces to General Edward Canby at Citronelle, Alabama Learn more about May 4 1865
Civil War | Primary Source Arkansas and Tennessee adopt Ordinances of Secession Learn more about May 6 1861
Civil War | Battle The Battle of Chancellorsville, fought from April 30 to May 5, ended with a Confederate victory Learn more about May 6 1863
Civil War | Biography During the second day of the Battle of the Wilderness, General James Longstreet is seriously wounded in combat Learn more about May 6 1864
Civil War | Battle Map Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman started his Atlanta Campaign Learn more about May 7 1864
Civil War | Battle Battle of Rocky Face Ridge, fought from May 7-12, started Learn more about May 7 1864
Rev War | Biography John Stark, Major General in the American Revolution, died Learn more about May 8 1822
Civil War | Battle Battle of Spotsylvania, fought from May 8 - 21, started Learn more about May 8 1864
War of 1812 | Battle Siege of Fort Meigs, fought from April 28-May 9, ended Learn more about May 9 1813
Rev War | Primary Source The Tea Act was passed by Parliament, which granted the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sold in the Colonies Learn more about May 10 1773
Rev War | Battle Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys seize Fort Ticonderoga Learn more about May 10 1775
Civil War | Battle Union forces successively captured Pensacola, Florida Learn more about May 10 1862
Civil War | Biography Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Confederate Lieutenant General, died Learn more about May 10 1863
Civil War | Biography Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured by U.S. troops near Irwinville, Georgia Learn more about May 10 1865
Civil War | Battle Battle of Rocky Face Ridge, fought from May 7-12, ended Learn more about May 12 1864
Civil War | Battle Map Battle of Spotsylvania, fought from May 8 -21, continues with the fight for the Bloody Angle Learn more about May 12 1864
Civil War | Biography Abner Monroe Perrin, Confederate Brigadier General, died Learn more about May 12 1864
Civil War | Battle Battle of Palmito Ranch, fought from May 12-13, is considered the last engagement of the Civil War, started Learn more about May 12 1865
Civil War | Battle Battle of Palmito Ranch, fought from May 12-13, is considered the last engagement of the Civil War, ended Learn more about May 13 1865
Civil War | Biography John Clem, known as the Drummer Boy of Chickamauga, died Learn more about May 13 1937
Rev War | Biography Christopher Greene, American Colonel during the American Revolution, died Learn more about May 14 1781
Civil War | Battle Siege of Vicksburg, which lasted from May 18-June 4, started Learn more about May 18 1863
Civil War | Battle Map First assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the Siege of Vicksburg Learn more about May 19 1863
Civil War | Primary Source North Carolina adopts an Ordinance of Secession Learn more about May 20 1861
Civil War | Primary Source President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act Learn more about May 20 1862
Civil War | Article The Confederate Congress agrees to move the Confederate capital from Montgomery, Alabama to Richmond, Virginia Learn more about May 21 1861
Civil War | Battle Siege of Port Hudson, which lasts from May 21 to July 9, started Learn more about May 21 1863
Civil War | Battle Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, fought from May 8 - 21, ended inconclusively Learn more about May 21 1864
Rev War | Battle Siege of Ninety Six, which lasts from May 22 to June 19, started Learn more about May 22 1781
Civil War | Article Future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is issued a patent for an invention to lift boats, making him the only U.S. president to ever hold a patent. Learn more about May 22 1849
Civil War | Article In the U.S. Capitol Building, Preston Brooks beats Charles Sumner Learn more about May 22 1856
Civil War | Primary Source Virginia voters ratify the State Convention's decision to secede Learn more about May 23 1861
Civil War | Video Zouave leader Elmer Ellsworth was killed in Alexandria by James W. Jackson Learn more about May 24 1861
Civil War | Battle Battle of New Hope Church, fought from May 25-26, started Learn more about May 25 1864
Civil War | Biography Surrender of Confederate General E.K. Smith's Trans-Mississippi forces, New Orleans, Louisiana Learn more about May 26 1865
Civil War | Battle Map Union forces move against the Confederate stronghold at Port Hudson Learn more about May 27 1863
Rev War | Heritage Site Continental Army ended their first winter encampment at Morristown, NJ Learn more about May 28 1777
Rev War | Biography Patrick Henry, Delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress during the American Revolution, was born Learn more about May 29 1736
Rev War | Article Rhode Island becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution Learn more about May 29 1790
Civil War | Biography Winfield Scott, Commanding General of the United States Army from 1841-1861, died Learn more about May 29 1866
Civil War | Battle Confederates evacuate Corinth, MS, and the Siege of Corinth, which lasted from April 29 to May 30, ended Learn more about May 30 1862
Civil War | Battle Battle of Seven Pines, also known as Fair Oaks, fought from May 31 to June 1, started Learn more about May 31 1862
