Birthdays

Frederick Augustus Cockling
Turns 49 on this date

Thomas Treadwell Davis
Turns 55 on this date

Joseph Gillespie
Turns 56 on this date

William Selby Harney
Turns 65 on this date

Nathanial Harrison Harris
Turns 31 on this date

John Rogers McBride
Turns 33 on this date

Joseph Anthony Mower
Turns 38 on this date

Henry Eshleman Oakes
Turns 41 on this date

George Stoneman Jr.
Turns 43 on this date
Events
Crime/Disasters | In Connecticut, a passenger train hits a cow and several carriages are derailed with injuries but no fatalities | 08/22/1865 |
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 |