Event of Interest
Dec 3 Confederate General James Longstreet abandons his siege at Knoxville, TN

James Longstreet
- Dec 8 2,500 reported killed as result of fire at Jesuit Church of La Compana, Santiago, Chile
Event of Interest
Dec 8 Abraham Lincoln issues his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for Reconstruction of the South

Abraham Lincoln
Appointment of Interest
Dec 16 Braxton Bragg is replaced by Joseph E. Johnston as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee

Joseph E. Johnston