Birthdays
Joseph Dysart
Turns 45 on this date
Benjamin Henry Grierson
Turns 39 on this date
William Kellogg
Turns 51 on this date
James Bennett McCreary
Turns 27 on this date
Frederick William Seward
Turns 35 on this date
Alfred Christopher Stone
Turns 34 on this date
David Battle Turpie
Turns 37 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | A July heatwave continues across the eastern United States | 07/08/1865 |
| Science/Technology | At the Brooklyn Naval Yard, the United States Navy launches its latest frigate, the wooden screw steamer "Madawaska" | 07/08/1865 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Washington, Virginia businessmen meet with President Johnson asking for changes in the amnesty regulations | 07/08/1865 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Tennessee congressional candidate Emerson Etheridge is arrested over his inflammatory campaign speeches | 07/08/1865 |