Birthdays
Charles Benedict Calvert
Turns 52 on this date
Joseph Speed Conrad
Turns 27 on this date
Edward Crouch Humes
Turns 50 on this date
Events
| US/the World | Garibaldi and his men capture thousands of royal troops at Villa San Giovanni | 08/23/1860 |
| 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 |
| Education/Culture | In Brooklyn baseball, the Excelsior vs. Atlantic game is abandoned as a draw due to crowd trouble | 08/23/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "No Go Yet," August 23, 1860 | 08/23/1860 |
| Newspaper | Ripley (OH) Bee, “Mr. Lincoln’s Foresight,” August 23, 1860 | 08/23/1860 |