Birthdays
Joseph Randolph Cockerill
Turns 45 on this date
Isaac Cole
Turns 39 on this date
Augustus Caesar Dodge
Turns 51 on this date
Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings
Turns 47 on this date
Aaron Harding
Turns 58 on this date
William Shorten Henerey
Turns 36 on this date
William Brown McIlvaine
Turns 56 on this date
Shadrach Minkins
Turns 49 on this date
William Winter Payne
Turns 56 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | The Battle of Stone's River, December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863 |
12/31/1862 to 01/02/1863 |
| 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 |