Birthdays
Alexander Blain Anderson
Turns 44 on this date
George Ashmun
Turns 59 on this date
Romeyn Beck Ayres
Turns 38 on this date
Clara Harlowe Barton
Turns 42 on this date
Daniel A. Beckley
Turns 30 on this date
William Plummer Benton
Turns 35 on this date
Milledge Luke Bonham
Turns 50 on this date
Walker Brooke
Turns 50 on this date
Richard Bennett Carmichael
Turns 56 on this date
Events
| Education/Culture | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow writes his poem "I heard the Bells of Christmas Day" | 12/25/1863 |
| 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 in a two-week holiday recess until January 6, 1864 |
12/23/1863 to 01/05/1864 |