Birthdays
John Hall Allstadt
Turns 44 on this date
Absalom Arter
Turns 18 on this date
Arthur W. Bannister
Turns 18 on this date
Wilson Barrett
Turns 29 on this date
Julia D. Coulter Bates
Turns 56 on this date
Thomas Bayne
Turns 39 on this date
John Yates Beall
Turns 28 on this date
Philip Alexander Bell
Turns 55 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | At Port Royal, South Carolina, the 1st South Carolina Colored Infantry receives its regimental colors | 01/01/1863 |
| Personal | Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the Modern Olympic Games is born in Paris | 01/01/1863 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | President Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863 | 01/01/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | The Battle of Stone's River, December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863 |
12/31/1862 to 01/02/1863 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Homestead Act comes into effect | 01/01/1863 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The third session of the 37th Congress is in a two-week holiday recess until January 6, 1863 |
12/23/1862 to 01/05/1863 |
Documents
| Executive record | Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, Washington, DC, January 1, 1863 | 01/01/1863 |