Birthdays
William Daily Clayton
Turns 25 on this date
Jonathan Perry Harrison
Turns 34 on this date
Anthony Kennedy
Turns 53 on this date
Samuel Alexander Mudd
Turns 30 on this date
Robert Barnwell Rhett
Turns 63 on this date
James Sewall Thomas
Turns 32 on this date
William Wright
Turns 75 on this date
Events
| 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 |
| Campaigns/Elections | The Great Western Sanitary Fair opens in Cincinnati, Ohio | 12/21/1863 |