Birthdays
James Gordon Bennett
Turns 70 on this date
James Campbell
Turns 53 on this date
Peter Cartwright
Turns 80 on this date
Dennis B. Clary
Turns 43 on this date
James Conner
Turns 36 on this date
Isaac Hardin Duval
Turns 41 on this date
William Edward Finck
Turns 43 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | At the Capitol, the trial of Henry Wirz, former Andersonville prison commandant, continues in Washington |
08/24/1865 to 10/17/1865 |