Birthdays

John Robinson Agnew
Turns 55 on this date

William H. Christian
Turns 40 on this date

William Montgomery Gardner
Turns 41 on this date

John Nathan Caldwell Grier
Turns 73 on this date

Francis Day Hodgson
Turns 33 on this date

William Morris Meredith
Turns 66 on this date

Gideon Johnson Pillow
Turns 59 on this date

David Dixon Porter
Turns 52 on this date
Events
Battles/Soldiers | General Ulysses S. Grant visits the United States Military Academy and reviews the Corps of Cadets | 06/08/1865 |
Religion/Philosophy | In a London ceremony, Henry Edward Manning is consecrated as the Catholic Archbishop of Westminster | 06/08/1865 |
Crime/Disasters | In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial continues |
05/13/1865 to 06/13/1865 |
Education/Culture | The New York Yacht Club holds its annual regatta off the coast of Long Island | 06/08/1865 |