Birthdays

John Bullock Clark Jr.
Turns 33 on this date

George Tancard Garrison
Turns 29 on this date

Francis Kernan
Turns 48 on this date

Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
Turns 28 on this date

Matthew Fontaine Maury
Turns 58 on this date

William Addison Phillips
Turns 40 on this date

Frederick Steele
Turns 45 on this date

Moses Walton
Turns 38 on this date
Events
Crime/Disasters | A derailment in Pennsylvania tosses two carriages down an embankment where they burn | 01/14/1864 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is sitting in its fourth and final session |
11/18/1863 to 02/21/1864 |
Legal/Political | The first session of the 38th Congress is sitting in Washington DC from early January to early July, 1864 |
01/07/1864 to 07/03/1864 |