10 May------------------------1503 Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there.//////1837 Panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels.//////1849 Astor Place Riot: A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready, killing at least 25 and injuring over 120.//////1863 American Civil War: Confederate General Thomas Stonewall Jackson dies eight days after he is accidentally shot by his own troops.//////1864 American Civil War: Colonel Emory Upton leads a 10-regiment Attack-in-depth assault against the Confederate works at The Battle of Spotsylvania, which, though ultimately unsuccessful, would provide the idea for the massive assault against the Bloody Angle on May 12. Upton is slightly wounded but is immediately promoted to Brigadier general.//////1865 American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is captured by Union troops near Irwinville, Georgia.//////1865 American Civil War: In Kentucky, Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill, who lingers until his death on June 6.
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