Browse all Entries in the Civil War 1862 Time Period.
Battle of Princeton Court House
May 15–17, 1862 The Princeton Court House, also known as the Battle of Pigeon’s Roost and the Battle of Pigeon Roost, was a three-day engagement in Mercer County, Virginia (now West Virginia) from May 15 to 17, 1862. As the possibility of civil war in the United States evolved during the early months of 1861,…
Battle of Rappahannock Station I
August 22-25, 1862 Lasting from August 22 to 25, 1862, the Battle of Rappahannock Station I was a series of small engagements between the General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Major General John Pope's Union Army of Virginia. Despite their stunning victory at the Battle of Bull Run I in July…
Battle of Richmond
August 29–30, 1862 Deemed by many scholars as the most complete victory by one side over the other during the Civil War, the Battle of Richmond, fought on September 29-30, 1862, was the first major engagement of the Confederate Heartland Campaign. On July 31, 1862, Confederate Major General Kirby Smith traveled from Knoxville to Chattanooga,…
Battle of Savage’s Station
June 29, 1862 The Battle of Savage's Station, fought on June 29, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, was the fourth of the Seven Days Battles during the Peninsula Campaign. On March 17, 1862, Union General George B. McClellan launched his Peninsula Campaign. After transporting the Army of the Potomac by ships to the Virginia peninsula…
Battle of Seven Pines
May 31 – June 1, 1862 The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks, took place near Seven Pines and Fair Oaks, Virginia, on May 31 and June 1, 1862. The battle was an important turning point in Union General George B. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign. On March 17, 1862, Union…
Battle of Shepherdstown
September 19—20, 1862 Fought on September 19—20, the Battle of Shepherdstown was the last engagement of the Maryland Campaign and the largest engagement of the Civil War fought in what would become the State of West Virginia. Following the bloodbath at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, Confederate general Robert E. Lee decided…
Battle of Shiloh
April 6–7, 1862 The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a land engagement fought on April 6 and 7, 1862 close to the Shiloh Church, near Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. At the onset of the American Civil War, the State of Tennessee comprised the majority…
Battle of South Mountain
September 14, 1862 The Battle of South Mountain was fought in Frederick and Washington counties, Maryland, on September 14, 1862, during Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Maryland Campaign. Emboldened by the Confederate victory at the Second Battle of Bull Run (August 28 to 30, 1862), Confederate commander Robert E. Lee decided to take the war…
Battle of Stones River
December 31, 1862–January 2, 1863 The Battle of Stones River, also known as the Battle of Murfreesboro, was a land engagement fought near Murfreesboro, Tennessee during the American Civil War, between December 31, 1862 and January 2, 1863. Following the Battle of Perryville (October 8, 1862), Confederate General Braxton Bragg called off his Heartland Offensive…
Battle of Williamsburg
May 5, 1862 Fought on May 5, 1862, the Battle of Williamsburg was the first major engagement of the Peninsula Campaign during the American Civil War. On the night of May 3-4, 1862, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston (commanding, the Army of Northern Virginia) ordered the evacuation of the Warwick Line across the Virginia Peninsula.…