Union - Government
President Lincoln postpones the execution the Sioux Indians - sentenced to death for their part in the uprising in Minnesota earlier in the year, from 19 to 26 December.
Union - Government/Military
Major GEneral Nathaniel P. Banks assumes command of the Federal Department of the Gulf, replacing Benjamin Butler.
Union - Military
Virginia
The Army of the Potomac camps on Stafford Heights overlooking the Rappahannock River. They are still recovering from the defeat at Fredericksburg.
North Carolina
Union troops continue their expedition toward Goldsborough, with skirmishes ar White Hall, at Mount Olive Station and in Goshen Swamp.
Western Virginia
There is a skirmish at Wardensville,
Confederacy - Military
Tennessee
Nathan Bedford Forrest and his troops continue advancing in Tennessee.
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Bibliography
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865. E.B. Long with Barbara Long, De Capo, 1971
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