Birthdays
John Huston Dashiell
Turns 44 on this date
Alfred Washington Ellet
Turns 45 on this date
Elkanah Bracken Greer
Turns 40 on this date
William James Maclay
Turns 39 on this date
Hunter Holmes McGuire
Turns 30 on this date
Levi Scott
Turns 63 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 |
| US/the World | Riots break out in eastern Jamaica, prompting a bloody response from the white planter led government | 10/11/1865 |