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Battle of Fredericksburg
December 11–15, 1862 The most one-sided Confederate victory in the American Civil War, the Battle of Fredericksburg, was fought in and around the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia, from December 11 to December 15, 1862. Prelude After the bloody Battle of Antietam (September 17, 1862) Confederate General Robert E. Lee was forced to retreat back into…
Battle of Front Royal
May 23, 1862 Fought on May 23, 1862, the Battle of Front Royal was the third engagement and second Confederate victory of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862. In the spring of 1862, Major General George B. McClellan was preparing to launch his much-anticipated Peninsula Campaign against the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia. In addition…
Battle of Gaines’ Mill
June 27, 1862 The Confederate victory at the Battle of Gaines' Mill on June 27, 1862, featured the largest single assault of the American Civil War and prompted Major General George B. McClellan to suspend his plans to invest Richmond during the Peninsula Campaign. On March 17, 1862, Union General George B. McClellan launched his…
Battle of Glendale
June 30, 1862 The Battle of Glendale, also known as the battles of Frayser’s Farm, Frazier's Farm, Charles City Crossroads, New Market Road, and Riddell's Shop, was fought on June 30, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia. It was the fifth of the Seven Days Battles during the Peninsula Campaign. On March 17, 1862, Union General…
Battle of Glorieta Pass
March 26–28, 1862 Often referred to as the Gettysburg of the West, the Battle of Glorieta Pass, fought on March 26-28, near Santa Fe, New Mexico, was the decisive turning-point of the American Civil War in the Far Western Theater. Soon after the American Civil War erupted, Confederate officials began making plans to annex the…
Battle of Hampton Roads
March 8 – 9, 1862 Also known as the Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack and the Battle of the Ironclads, the Battle of Hampton Roads was the most notable naval battle of the American Civil War. When the American Civil War erupted in April 1861, Southern sympathizers seized control of the Gosport Shipyard…
Battle of Harpers Ferry
September 12 – September 15, 1862 The Battle of Harpers Ferry, which took place between September 12 and September 15, 1862, resulted in the largest surrender of Union soldiers during the American Civil War. Emboldened by the Rebel victory at the Second Battle of Bull Run (August 28 to 30, 1862), Confederate commander Robert E.…
Battle of Hatchie’s Bridge
October 5, 1862 The Battle of Hatchie Bridge, also known as the Battle of Davis’s Bridge and the Battle of Matamora, took place in Hardeman County and McNairy County, Tennessee on October 5, 1862. Union prospects were bright for a successful end of the American Civil War in the early part of 1862. In the…
Battle of Iuka
September 19, 1862 Fought on September 19, 1862, the Battle of Iuka was an engagement between Union Major General William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Mississippi and Confederate Major General Sterling Price's Army of the West. Union prospects were bright for a successful end of the American Civil War in the early part of 1862.…
Battle of Kernstown I
March 23, 1862 Fought on March 23, the Battle of Kernstown I was the first engagement of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862. The battle was also Stonewall Jackson's only defeat as commander of a large force during the Civil War. On February 27, 1862, Major General Nathaniel Banks, Union commander of the Department of…