Birthdays
George Washington Lafayette Bickley
Turns 40 on this date
Thomas Latimer Cathcart
Turns 56 on this date
Dewitt Clinton Giddings
Turns 36 on this date
Wesley Atwood Hoffman
Turns 19 on this date
George Hunt Pendleton
Turns 38 on this date
John Mansfield Sims
Turns 42 on this date
Joseph Benton Stayman
Turns 31 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | On Morris Island, South Carolina, Confederate defenders of Fort Wagner beat back a second heavy attack | 07/18/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Sergeant William H. Carney becomes the first African-American to win the Congressional Medal of Honor | 07/18/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | The African-American 54th Massachusetts earns fame across the North with its brave attempt to storm Fort Wagner | 07/18/1863 |
Documents
| Letter | William Elisha Stoker to Elizabeth E. Stoker, July 18, 1863 | 07/18/1863 |