Birthdays
Clement Edwin Babb
Turns 40 on this date
Stephen Gano Burbridge
Turns 30 on this date
William Hamilton Griffith
Turns 25 on this date
John Porter McCown
Turns 46 on this date
James Carroll Robinson
Turns 38 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Editor of a Southern-leaning newspaper tarred and feathered in Haverhill, Massachusetts | 08/19/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Slave owning Philadelphian Pierce Butler, former husband of Fanny Kemble, arrested for treason | 08/19/1861 |
Documents
| Letter | Beriah Magoffin to Abraham Lincoln, August 19, 1861 | 08/19/1861 |
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Waking Up,” August 19, 1861 | 08/19/1861 |