Birthdays
James Sproat Brown
Turns 40 on this date
William Henry Butler
Turns 44 on this date
William Bowen Campbell
Turns 57 on this date
William Oliver Cornman
Turns 23 on this date
Frederick Douglass
Turns 46 on this date
John Rice Eden
Turns 38 on this date
George Franklin Edmunds
Turns 36 on this date
Warren Holden
Turns 47 on this date
Events
| US/the World | German and Austrian troops advance into Danish Schleswig, opening a six month war with the Danes | 02/01/1864 |
| 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 |
| Battles/Soldiers | William Stoker returns to Coffeeville, Texas on furlough |
01/24/1864 to 03/13/1864 |