Birthdays
James Edmund Bailey
Turns 44 on this date
Charles C. Davis
Turns 36 on this date
Thomas Bull Jacobs
Turns 54 on this date
George Godfrey Leland
Turns 42 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | In Philadelphia, Democrats and conservatives gather for the National Union Convention. |
08/14/1866 to 08/16/1866 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Struggling to hold onto power, the Unconditional Union Party of Maryland meets in Baltimore. | 08/15/1866 |