Birthdays
John Decatur Barry
Turns 26 on this date
William Lewis Dewart
Turns 44 on this date
Henry Moses Judah
Turns 44 on this date
Horatio King
Turns 54 on this date
Robert Briggs Latham
Turns 47 on this date
Joseph Benson Perrie
Turns 34 on this date
James Lester Shipley
Turns 27 on this date
Events
| Personal | Francis Adeline Seward, wife of the Secretary of State William Seward, dies of a heart attack | 06/21/1865 |
| Crime/Disasters | In Washington's Old Penitentiary, final arguments are being made in the Lincoln conspiracy trial |
06/15/1865 to 06/28/1865 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | President Johnson appoints Lewis E. Parsons, Sr. as provisional governor of Alabama | 06/21/1865 |
| Science/Technology | Summer begins | 06/21/1865 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The new Virginia legislature replaces the restrictive Alexandria Oath with the milder Amnesty Oath | 06/21/1865 |
| Battles/Soldiers | The U.S. Navy's Admiral Louis Goldsborough sails to take command of the European Squadron | 06/21/1865 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Virginia's "Alexandria" legislature moves back to Richmond for its final session |
06/19/1865 to 06/23/1865 |