Birthdays
Augusta Jane Evans
Turns 30 on this date
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Turns 36 on this date
William Henry Stewart
Turns 47 on this date
Bryan Morel Thomas
Turns 29 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | Hundreds of wounded from General Sheridan's command arrive in Philadelphia via steamship | 05/08/1865 |
Documents
| Military record | Charges and specifications against the Lincoln Conspirators on trial in Washington, D.C., May 8, 1865 | 05/08/1865 |