Birthdays
John Snyder Carlile
Turns 46 on this date
Alfred Creigh
Turns 53 on this date
John Ewen
Turns 55 on this date
Henry Heth
Turns 38 on this date
Myer Strouse
Turns 38 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | At Salem, Virginia, General Averell's Union cavalry raid arrives to destroy rail communications | 12/16/1863 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is sitting in its fourth and final session |
11/18/1863 to 02/21/1864 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The first session of the 38th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/08/1863 to 12/21/1863 |