Birthdays
James Armstrong
Turns 69 on this date
Caleb Cushing
Turns 63 on this date
Isaac T. Goodnow
Turns 49 on this date
Philip Johnson
Turns 45 on this date
Henry Elliot Shepherd
Turns 19 on this date
Joseph Culbertson Snively
Turns 27 on this date
James Noble Tyner
Turns 37 on this date
Events
| Personal | David Lloyd George, future British wartime prime minister of Britain, is born in Manchester, England | 01/17/1863 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is sitting in its third session |
01/12/1863 to 05/01/1863 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The third session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington DC until early March 1863 |
01/07/1863 to 03/02/1863 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Lowell (MA) Citizen & News, “Good News From Arkansas,” January 17, 1863 | 01/17/1863 |