Birthdays
Alfred Heno Ames
Turns 34 on this date
John White Brockenbrough
Turns 59 on this date
George Edward Cole
Turns 39 on this date
Henry Highland Garnett
Turns 50 on this date
William C Goodrich
Turns 59 on this date
Samuel Henry Griffith
Turns 39 on this date
John Alexander Lockwood
Turns 54 on this date
William Nelson Pendleton
Turns 57 on this date
David Addison Weisiger
Turns 47 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Catholic Bishop accosted and wounded by highwaymen near Cincinnati, Ohio | 12/23/1865 |
| Legal/Political | The first session of the 39th Congress is in a two-week holiday recess until January 5, 1866 |
12/22/1865 to 01/04/1866 |