Birthdays
Henry Clay Cheston
Turns 31 on this date
George Reeder Garner
Turns 22 on this date
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Turns 40 on this date
Eppa Hunton
Turns 43 on this date
John Wesley Landis
Turns 28 on this date
Robert McCachren
Turns 67 on this date
Truman Seymour
Turns 41 on this date
Henry Warner Slocum
Turns 38 on this date
William Nathan Harrell Smith
Turns 53 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 |
| Education/Culture | Sensational rumors of a church being haunted by demons causes turmoil in Jersey City, New Jersey. | 09/24/1865 |