Birthdays
Augustus Williamson Bradford
Turns 58 on this date
John Porter Hatch
Turns 42 on this date
John Latshaw Landis
Turns 26 on this date
Samuel Martin Magraw
Turns 55 on this date
Alexander Kelly McClure
Turns 36 on this date
Christopher Gustavus Memminger
Turns 61 on this date
Francisco Perea
Turns 34 on this date
William Trickett
Turns 24 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | In Liverpool harbor, a British vessel carrying eleven tons of gunpowder explodes after catching fire | 01/09/1864 |
| 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 |