Birthdays
Alexander Blain Anderson
Turns 46 on this date
George Ashmun
Turns 61 on this date
Romeyn Beck Ayres
Turns 40 on this date
Clara Harlowe Barton
Turns 44 on this date
Daniel A. Beckley
Turns 32 on this date
William Plummer Benton
Turns 37 on this date
Milledge Luke Bonham
Turns 52 on this date
Walker Brooke
Turns 52 on this date
Richard Bennett Carmichael
Turns 58 on this date
Events
| Business/Industry | In Chicago, the Union Stockyard's giant livestock market opens | 12/25/1865 |
| Legal/Political | The first session of the 39th Congress is in a two-week holiday recess until January 5, 1866 |
12/22/1865 to 01/04/1866 |