Birthdays
James Cantey
Turns 47 on this date
John White Geary
Turns 46 on this date
Samuel Hepburn Jr.
Turns 26 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | A storm dumps snow over wide areas of the East, from Washington, DC to Boston | 12/30/1865 |
| US/the World | In Santiago, Chile ratifies its alliance with Peru against Spain, assuring full-scale war over the Chincha Islands | 12/30/1865 |
| 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 |