Birthdays

William Daily Clayton
Turns 28 on this date

Jonathan Perry Harrison
Turns 37 on this date

Anthony Kennedy
Turns 56 on this date

Samuel Alexander Mudd
Turns 33 on this date

Robert Barnwell Rhett
Turns 66 on this date

James Sewall Thomas
Turns 35 on this date
Events
Battles/Soldiers | Sioux and Cheyenne warriors wipe out 81 U.S. Army soldiers near Fort Phil Kearny in Wyoming. | 12/21/1866 |
Legal/Political | The second session of the 39th Congress is in a two-week holiday recess until January 4, 1867 |
12/20/1866 to 01/02/1867 |