Birthdays
William Embre Gaines
Turns 21 on this date
Horace Maynard
Turns 51 on this date
Daniel Webster McCurdy
Turns 24 on this date
Joseph W. Redden
Turns 31 on this date
Alexander Hamilton Rice
Turns 47 on this date
William Paine Sheffield
Turns 45 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 |