Request a brochure Civil War Encyclopedia Blue and Gray Trail Civil War in Georgia On the Blue and Gray Trail Civil War by state Today in the Civil War Battles Images Places Feature Stories Links Search Who we are	Civil War Timeline / Chronology for December 1863 <<Previous year    Next year>> Civil War Navidater Century 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1800's 1810's 1820's 1830's 1840's 1850's 1860's 1870's 1880's 1890's Year 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 January, 1863 May, 1863 September, 1863 February, 1863 June, 1863 October, 1863 March, 1863 July, 1863 November, 1863 April, 1863 August, 1863 December, 1863 December 1, 1863 Battle of Ripley Mississippi December 1, 1863 In a letter to Jefferson Davis, Bragg admits that he (and Davis) erred in leaving him in command after Chickamauga.   Braxton Bragg   Jefferson Davis December 2, 1863 Meade withdraws to north of the Rapidan, ending the brief Mine Run Campaign Virginia   Mine Run Campaign December 3, 1863 James Longstreet begins a two-day withdrawal from Knoxville to Greeneville following the Siege of Knoxville. Tennessee   James Longstreet   Siege of Knoxville December 6, 1863 William Tecumseh Sherman enters Knoxville, formally ending the siege Tennessee   Siege of Knoxville   William Tecumseh Sherman December 8, 1863 Proclaimation of Amnesty and Reconstruction offers a full pardon to any Southerner who participated in the rebellion as long as they took a "prescibed oath"   Abraham Lincoln December 8, 1863 Confederate senator Henry S. Foote of Mississippi severly critizes President Jefferson Davis for both his military and civilian policies Mississippi   Jefferson Davis December 9, 1863 December 14, 1863 Battle of Bean's Station Federal forces probe Longstreet's lines near his winter camp. After several days of heavy skirmishing, Longstreet struck the Union line on Dec. 14, driving Brigadier General James Shackleford back about 1.5 miles before he made a stand. Union forces withdrew that evening. Tennessee   Siege of Knoxville   James Longstreet December 9, 1863 Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command (Department of the Ohio).   Ambrose Burnside December 9, 1863 Unhappy with proposals from the mint director, Salmon Chase recommends the words "In God We Trust" be added to the design of the new one, two and three-penny coins.   In God We Trust December 16, 1863 Joe Johnston ordered to take command of the Army of Tennessee in Dalton Georgia   Joseph E. Johnston   Army of Tennessee December 22, 1863 Leonidas Polk ordered to take command of the Army of Mississippi. Mississippi   Leonidas Polk December 27, 1863 Joe Johnston takes command of the Army of Tennessee in Dalton Georgia   Joseph E. Johnston   Army of Tennessee   William Hardee January, 1863 May, 1863 September, 1863 February, 1863 June, 1863 October, 1863 March, 1863 July, 1863 November, 1863 April, 1863 August, 1863 December, 1863 Civil War Navidater Century 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1800's 1810's 1820's 1830's 1840's 1850's 1860's 1870's 1880's 1890's Year 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 The best search in Civil War History
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