Browse all Events in the Civil War 1862 Time Period.
Battle of Oak Grove
June 25, 1862 Fought on June 25, 1862, the Battle of Oak Grove, also known as the Battle of French's Field and the Battle of King's School House, was the first engagement of the Seven Days Battles during the Peninsula Campaign. On March 17, 1862, Union General George B. McClellan launched his Peninsula Campaign. After…
Battle of Pea Ridge
March 6–8, 1862 Fought from March 6 to 8, 1862, the Battle of Pea Ridge, also known as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, was the largest battle fought west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. When the American Civil War began, sympathies in the border state of Missouri were greatly divided. Although…
Battle of Perryville
October 8, 1862 The Battle of Perryville, also known as the Battle of Chaplin Hills, was the decisive engagement of the Confederate Heartland Offensive of 1862. By the middle of 1862, Confederate fortunes were declining in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Union forces controlled western Tennessee and the upper reaches of the…
Battle of Port Republic
June 9, 1862 Fought on June 9, 1862, the Battle of Port Republic was the sixth engagement and fifth Confederate victory of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862. In the spring of 1862, Major General George McClellan was preparing to launch his much-anticipated Peninsula Campaign against the Confederate capital at Richmond. In addition to McClellan's…
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…