Birthdays
Otto C. Bardon
Turns 24 on this date
Calvin Clifford Chaffee
Turns 54 on this date
William Alexander Hammond
Turns 37 on this date
Lucy Webb Hayes
Turns 34 on this date
Thomas Williams
Turns 59 on this date
Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum
Turns 16 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 |
| Business/Industry | In Philadelphia, the Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon closes its doors | 08/28/1865 |
| US/the World | In southern England, an international naval festival opens off the Royal Navy's base at Portsmouth | 08/28/1865 |
| Crime/Disasters | Outside New York City, two passenger trains on the Long Island Railroad collide head-on killing five people | 08/28/1865 |