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Tuesday, 16 June 2026
May 16 Lean Bear, Cheyenne chief, murdered. 
May 17 Battle of Adairsville GA, Union forces Confederates to retreat.
May 17 Battle of Adairsville Georgia, Union forces Confederates to retreat.
May 17 N Hawthorne, writer, dies at 59.
May 18 Battle of Yellow Bayou LA (Bayou de Glaize, Old Oaks).
May 18 James Byron Gordon, Confederate brig-gen, dies at 41.
May 18 Jan P Veth, Bayern, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer/art historian.
May 19 Battle of Port Walthall Junction VA (Bermuda Hundred)
May 19 Carl Ethan Akeley, US, naturalist, devoleped animal mount process
May 19 Last engagement in series of battles known as Spotsylvania
May 19 Nathaniel Hawthorne, US, writer (Scarlet Letter), dies.
May 19 Skirmish at Cassville GA
May 20 Battle at Ware Bottom Church VA, 1400 killed or injured
May 20 Battle at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia, 1400 killed or injured
May 20 John Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70.
May 20 Spotsylvania-campaign ends after 10920 killed/injured person.
May 21 GEN David Hunter takes command of Department of West Virginia
May 21 GEN David Hunter takes command of Dept of West Virginia.
May 22 Battle of N Anna River, VA (Totopotamy River, Haw's Shop, Hanovertown)
May 22 Battle of North Anna River VA (Totopotamy River, Haw's Shop, Hanovertown)
May 23 Battle of Dallas GA
May 23 Battle of North Anna VA, inaugural of 3 days of fighting
May 23 Louis Glass, composer.
May 25 Battle of New Hope Church GA.
May 26 -30] Skirmish along the Totopotomoy Creek, Virginia.
May 26 Ch Sealsfield, writer, dies at 71.
May 26 Skirmish along the Totopotomoy Creek VA
May 26 Territory of Montana is formed.
May 27 Skirmish at Salem Church (Haw's Shop) VA.
May 27 Skirmish at Salem Church (Haw's Shop), Virginia.
May 28 Henry H Giesy, US Union-brig-general, dies in battle.
May 29 A H Borgesius, Dutch amateur astronomer
May 29 Mexican Emperor Maximilian arrives at Vera Cruz.
May 30 Battle of Bethesda Church VA
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