Birthdays

Richard Hughlett Bryan
Turns 45 on this date

Thomas Garrett
Turns 76 on this date

James Holmes
Turns 64 on this date

Fitz John Porter
Turns 43 on this date
Events
Education/Culture | In Maryland, thousands of German-Americans are attending a three day "Schutzen Fest" held in Baltimore |
08/21/1865 to 08/23/1865 |
Crime/Disasters | On the Mississippi, a steamboat explosion kills up to ten people, including Ohio infantrymen heading home | 08/21/1865 |