Birthdays
Asher Brakeley
Turns 38 on this date
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Turns 45 on this date
James Alexander Seddon
Turns 51 on this date
James Iredell Waddell
Turns 42 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | Off Ireland, the Great Eastern begins her cable laying operation towards Canada. | 07/13/1866 |
| Legal/Political | The first session of the 39th Congress is sitting in Washington DC from early January to late July, 1866 |
01/07/1866 to 07/27/1866 |