Birthdays
Samuel Riley Bird
Turns 37 on this date
Howell Cobb
Turns 50 on this date
William Hemsley Emory
Turns 54 on this date
Thomas Andrews Hendricks
Turns 46 on this date
James Kennedy Moorhead
Turns 59 on this date
Henry Bascom Ridgaway
Turns 35 on this date
Albert Ritchie
Turns 31 on this date
Peter Godwin Van Winkle
Turns 57 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 |