Birthdays
John Minor Botts
Turns 62 on this date
Waldo Porter Johnson
Turns 47 on this date
George Washington Lee
Turns 32 on this date
Samuel Preston Moore
Turns 51 on this date
Samuel Wesley Scrivener
Turns 40 on this date
Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow
Turns 48 on this date
Cornelius Van Cleef
Turns 65 on this date
Elijah Ward
Turns 48 on this date
David Flavell Woods
Turns 27 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | A tugboat race in New York's East River ends in tragedy when one vessels bursts its boilers, killing four | 09/16/1864 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In Prince George County, Virginia, Confederate raiders make off with thousands of Union cattle |
09/16/1864 to 09/17/1864 |