Birthdays
Henry Bergh
Turns 47 on this date
William Gannaway Brownlow
Turns 55 on this date
Anna Ella Carroll
Turns 45 on this date
Cuvier Grover
Turns 32 on this date
Thomas Lawson
Turns 71 on this date
George Washington McCrary
Turns 25 on this date
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge
Turns 42 on this date
Events
| Education/Culture | In cricket, the visiting United States team defeats Canada in Montreal |
08/29/1860 to 08/30/1860 |
| Business/Industry | In Texas, Oliver Loving sets out on the first cattle drive into the Colorado Territory | 08/29/1860 |
| US/the World | The Prince of Wales visits Canada's largest and richest city of Montreal |
08/24/1860 to 08/30/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel, "What Walker's Success Means," August 29, 1860 | 08/29/1860 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “A Needless Panic,” August 29, 1860 | 08/29/1860 |