Birthdays
Reuben Baxter Detrick
Turns 34 on this date
William Hayden English
Turns 39 on this date
Hannibal Hamlin
Turns 52 on this date
Roger Hanson Weightman
Turns 34 on this date
Emory Upton
Turns 22 on this date
James Alexander Walker
Turns 29 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In northern England, British law hangs the last man in its history for the crime of attempted murder | 08/27/1861 |
| US/the World | Queen Victoria makes her third visit to Ireland |
08/22/1861 to 08/29/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Union Feeling in North Carolina,” August 27, 1861 | 08/27/1861 |