DECEMBER 21ST-- US Congress authorized the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award.
DECEMBER 24TH-- Confederate Sec. of Navy Mallory writes General Polk commanding troops at Columbus, Kentucky, requesting furlough of troops to assist in the construction of ironclads at Memphis. Getting materials for construction and skilled labor was a problem constantly facing Confederate ship construction.
DECEMBER 25TH-- USS Fernandina, Acting Lt. George W. Browne captured schooner William H. Northrup off Cape Fear, NC.
DECEMBER 26TH-- Confederate fleet (Savannah, Resolute, Sampson, Ida and Barton) under Commodore Tattnall attack Union blockading fleet off mouth of Savannah River and force them to temporarily move seaward.
A Rebel Victory of Sorts. --Old B-R'er
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