Birthdays
Richard Hughlett Bryan
Turns 43 on this date
Thomas Garrett
Turns 74 on this date
James Holmes
Turns 62 on this date
Fitz John Porter
Turns 41 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | In Lawrence, Kansas, Confederate guerrillas destroy the town and murder hundreds of residents | 08/21/1863 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | More than a thousand names are drawn in the resumed Draft Lottery in New York's Sixteenth Ward | 08/21/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | The Battle of Chattanooga, August 21, 1863 | 08/21/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Union gunners carry out a heavy five day bombardment of the Confederate forts defending Charleston |
08/17/1863 to 08/21/1863 |