Birthdays
Goode Bryan
Turns 53 on this date
James Adams Ekin
Turns 45 on this date
Joseph Smith Fowler
Turns 44 on this date
Galusha Aaron Grow
Turns 41 on this date
Homer Augustus Nelson
Turns 35 on this date
John Thompson Nixon
Turns 44 on this date
Pierre Soulé
Turns 63 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | In Chicago, the Democratic Party meets for its national nominating convention |
08/29/1864 to 08/31/1864 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Union forces break the last Confederate efforts to defend Atlanta at the Battle of Jonesborough |
08/31/1864 to 09/01/1864 |