Birthdays
Henry Aurand
Turns 60 on this date
Portus Baxter
Turns 59 on this date
Charles Force Deems
Turns 45 on this date
William Wing Loring
Turns 47 on this date
Allen Thomas
Turns 35 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | In Maryland, the people of Maryland enjoy freakish summer-like temperatures and sunshine | 12/04/1865 |
| Campaigns/Elections | In Raleigh, the new North Carolina legislature elects William Graham as United States Senator | 12/04/1865 |
| Crime/Disasters | On a New York City street, the collision of a express train and a streetcar kills a young boy and injures others | 12/04/1865 |
| Legal/Political | On an unseasonably warm day, the 39th Congress opens in Washington, DC | 12/04/1865 |