Birthdays

Jefferson Buford
Turns 50 on this date

James Henry Burton
Turns 34 on this date

David Sterrett Gittings
Turns 60 on this date

Charlotte Forten Grimké
Turns 20 on this date

John Fletcher Hurst
Turns 23 on this date

Henry Hayes Lockwood
Turns 43 on this date
Documents
Letter | Abraham Lincoln to James W. Grimes, August 17, 1857 | 08/17/1857 |
Newspaper | New York Times, “The Indian War,” August 18, 1857 | 08/17/1857 |