Birthdays
Charles Francis Adams
Turns 56 on this date
Benjamin Alvord
Turns 50 on this date
Nathan Clifford
Turns 60 on this date
John Wynn Davidson
Turns 39 on this date
Charles L. Ginn
Turns 26 on this date
William Higby
Turns 50 on this date
Phoebe Yates Levy Pember
Turns 40 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | Union gunners carry out a heavy five day bombardment of the Confederate forts defending Charleston |
08/17/1863 to 08/21/1863 |