Birthdays
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter
Turns 54 on this date
Daniel Kaufman
Turns 45 on this date
Richard McAlister
Turns 44 on this date
Thomas Paschall Roberts
Turns 20 on this date
Louis Trezevant Wigfall
Turns 47 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Democrats take control of Chicago City Council from Unionists in municipal elections | 04/21/1863 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is sitting in its third session |
01/12/1863 to 05/01/1863 |