▁ ▁December ▁ 2 6 – 2 9 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁– ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ch ick as aw ▁Bay ou : ▁Another ▁victory ▁for ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁Army , ▁out number ed ▁two ▁to ▁one , ▁results ▁in ▁six ▁times ▁as ▁many ▁Union ▁cas ual ties , ▁defe ating ▁several ▁assault s ▁commanded ▁by ▁Union ▁general ▁William ▁T . ▁Sh erman . ▁ ▁December ▁ 3 0 ▁– ▁ ▁s inks ▁in ▁a ▁storm ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic , ▁off ▁Cape ▁H atter as , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁December ▁ 3 1 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War : ▁President ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁signs ▁an ▁act ▁that ▁adm its ▁West ▁Virginia ▁to ▁the ▁Union , ▁thus ▁div iding ▁Virginia ▁into ▁two . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁St ones ▁River ▁opens ▁near ▁Mur fre es bor o , ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁Date ▁unknown ▁▁ ▁Anna ▁Leon ow ens ▁accepts ▁an ▁offer ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁S iam ese ▁cons ul ▁in ▁Singapore , ▁Tan ▁Kim ▁Ch ing , ▁to ▁teach ▁the ▁w ives ▁and ▁children ▁of ▁Mong k ut , ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁S iam . ▁ ▁Donald ▁Mc Int y re ▁builds ▁a ▁settlement ▁in ▁north west ▁Queensland ▁( Austral ia ) ▁which ▁becomes ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Julia ▁Creek ▁( named ▁after ▁his ▁nie ce ). ▁ ▁B irth s ▁ ▁January – M arch ▁▁▁ ▁January ▁ 9 ▁– ▁Car rie ▁Clark ▁Ward , ▁American ▁silent ▁film ▁actress ▁( d . ▁ 1 9 2 6 ) ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 0 ▁– ▁Har