Birthdays
Clement Edwin Babb
Turns 42 on this date
Stephen Gano Burbridge
Turns 32 on this date
William Hamilton Griffith
Turns 27 on this date
John Porter McCown
Turns 48 on this date
James Carroll Robinson
Turns 40 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The military draft lottery resumes in New York City, more than a month after the Draft Riots | 08/19/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Union gunners carry out a heavy five day bombardment of the Confederate forts defending Charleston |
08/17/1863 to 08/21/1863 |