1863

Events

 * December 29:
 * John Goodwin becomes 1st Territorial Governor of Arizona
 * Richard McCormick becomes 1st Secretary of Arizona

Deaths

 * July 27:
 * William Lowndes Yancey - Member of the House of Representatives (b. 1814)
 * August 19:
 * John Addison Gurley Sr. - Member of the House of Representatives (b. 1813)