Birthdays
John Denison Baldwin
Turns 56 on this date
James Burns Belford
Turns 28 on this date
Thomas Morris Chaney
Turns 24 on this date
George Crook
Turns 37 on this date
Emerson Etheridge
Turns 46 on this date
James Deering Fessenden
Turns 32 on this date
Aaron Augustus Sargent
Turns 38 on this date
John Keagy Stayman
Turns 42 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 | Outside Springfield, Illinois, thousands watch the races at the National Horse Fair | 09/28/1865 |