December 1862

Saturday 13:

American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats the Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside.

Wednesday 17:

General Ulysses S. Grant issues General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

Friday 26:

American Civil War: Start of the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou.

Monday 29:

American Civil War: End of the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou.

Tuesday 30:

USS Monitor sinks off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina

Wednesday 31:

American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln signs an act that admits West Virginia to the Union (thus dividing Virginia in two); meanwhile, the Battle of Stones River is fought near Murfreesboro, Tennessee.