Birthdays
Alexander Sandor Asboth
Turns 53 on this date
Jesse David Bright
Turns 51 on this date
John Mercer Brooke
Turns 37 on this date
Thomas Pleasant Dockery
Turns 30 on this date
Arnold Elzey
Turns 47 on this date
Charles Griffin
Turns 38 on this date
George Dennison Prentice
Turns 60 on this date
Events
| Personal | Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is born in Graz, Austria | 12/18/1863 |
| 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 |