Birthdays

Goode Bryan
Turns 54 on this date

James Adams Ekin
Turns 46 on this date

Joseph Smith Fowler
Turns 45 on this date

Galusha Aaron Grow
Turns 42 on this date

Homer Augustus Nelson
Turns 36 on this date

John Thompson Nixon
Turns 45 on this date

Pierre Soulé
Turns 64 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 Chicago, the new impressive offices of the Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade are inaugurated | 08/31/1865 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Times, "The Philadelphia Volunteers' Refreshment Saloons," August 31, 1865 | 08/31/1865 |