Birthdays
James Edmund Bailey
Turns 43 on this date
Charles C. Davis
Turns 35 on this date
Thomas Bull Jacobs
Turns 53 on this date
George Godfrey Leland
Turns 41 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Alleged embezzlers, accused of defrauding the Phoenix Bank of up to $300,000 face a New York City Court | 08/15/1865 |
| Crime/Disasters | In Connecticut, a locomotive ploughs into the back of a passenger train, killing at least seven and injuring many more | 08/15/1865 |
| Science/Technology | The Suez Canal sees the first small vessel transit from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea | 08/15/1865 |