Birthdays
James Hervey Barton
Turns 29 on this date
Richard Ridgely Battee
Turns 41 on this date
David Benjamin Herman
Turns 19 on this date
John James Ingalls
Turns 30 on this date
Andrew Johnson
Turns 55 on this date
Mark Perrin Lowrey
Turns 35 on this date
Albert Pike
Turns 54 on this date
Eli Saulsbury
Turns 46 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | In Egypt, the 130 mile fresh water canal from the Nile to the diggings of the Suez Canal is completed | 12/29/1863 |
| 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 |