Birthdays

John Minor Botts
Turns 63 on this date

Waldo Porter Johnson
Turns 48 on this date

George Washington Lee
Turns 33 on this date

Samuel Preston Moore
Turns 52 on this date

Samuel Wesley Scrivener
Turns 41 on this date

Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow
Turns 49 on this date

Cornelius Van Cleef
Turns 66 on this date

Elijah Ward
Turns 49 on this date

David Flavell Woods
Turns 28 on this date
Events
Lawmaking/Litigating | Alabama holds an elected State Convention to plan for the state's return to full national participation |
09/10/1865 to 09/22/1865 |
Crime/Disasters | At the Capitol, the trial of Henry Wirz, former Andersonville prison commandant, continues in Washington |
08/24/1865 to 10/17/1865 |