Birthdays
Frederick Augustus Cockling
Turns 44 on this date
Thomas Treadwell Davis
Turns 50 on this date
Joseph Gillespie
Turns 51 on this date
William Selby Harney
Turns 60 on this date
Nathanial Harrison Harris
Turns 26 on this date
John Rogers McBride
Turns 28 on this date
Joseph Anthony Mower
Turns 33 on this date
Henry Eshleman Oakes
Turns 36 on this date
George Stoneman Jr.
Turns 38 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Heavy rains cause transportation chaos in eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey |
08/22/1860 to 08/23/1860 |
| Education/Culture | In Boston, the American Institute of Instruction holds its 31st annual meeting |
08/21/1860 to 08/23/1860 |
| US/the World | The Prince of Wales visits Quebec |
08/18/1860 to 08/22/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Walker Again,” August 22, 1860 | 08/22/1860 |