Birthdays
Thomas Samuel Ashe
Turns 53 on this date
Henry Lewis Baugher
Turns 61 on this date
Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke
Turns 48 on this date
John Irvin Gregg
Turns 39 on this date
Isaac R. Merrill
Turns 51 on this date
Roger Atkinson Pryor
Turns 37 on this date
Lemuel Snively
Turns 31 on this date
Robert John Walker
Turns 64 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | Co-founder of the Mayo Clinic, Charles Horace Mayo is born in Rochester, Minnesota | 07/19/1865 |
| Crime/Disasters | In Washington, Mary Harris is acquitted of murder by reason of temporary insanity after a sensational trial | 07/19/1865 |
| Education/Culture | The ninth German-American Saengerfest, a massive week-long choral convention is held in New York City |
07/15/1865 to 07/21/1865 |