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 |