What day of the week was December 13, 1862?

The day of the week December 13th, 1862 fell on was a Saturday.

There were 12 days until Christmas.

Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb the Confederate general killed during the battle of Fredericksburg (b. 1823) died on this day in 1862.

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