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January 1862 - Abraham Takes Action!
On January 27 Abraham Lincoln issued a war order authorizing the Union to launch a unified aggressive action against the Confederacy but General McClellan denied it. -
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Civil War 1862
The events of the Civil War in 1862 which continues into 1863 to 1865. -
March - 1862: McClellan Loses Command
On March 8th, President Lincoln -- impatient with General McClellan’s inactivity -- issued an order reorganizing the Army of Virginia and relieving McClellan of supreme command. -
March - 1862: Battle of the “Monitor” and the “Merrimac”
In an attempt to dislodge the North’s naval advantage, Confederate Engineers scuttled a Union frigate, the USS Merrimac, into an iron-sided vessel rechristened the C.S.S. Virginia. On March 9, in the first naval engagement between ironclad ships, the Monitor fought the Virginia to a draw, but not before the Virginia had sunk two wooden Union warships off Norfolk, Virginia. -
April 1862 - The Peninsular Campaign
In, April General McClellan's troops left northern Virginia to begin the Peninsular Campaign. By May 4, they occupied Yorktown, Virginia. At Williamsburg, confederate forces prevented McClellan's from meeting the main part of the Confederate Army, and McMellen halted his troops, awaiting reinforcements. -
April 1862 - New Orleans
An assault on the Mississippi river was led by a Flag Officer by the name of David Farragut.This attack also allowed David Farragut to gain control over New Orleans in April of 1862. The River also allowed access to locations such as Island Number Ten and Memphis. -
May - 1862 “Stonewall” Jackson defeats Union forces
During May Confederate General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson commanding forces in the Shenandoah Valley, attacked Union forces in late March, forcing them to retreat across the Potomac. As a result, Union troops were rushed to protect Washington, D.C. -
June - 1862 The battle of seven pines (Fair Oaks)
On May 31, the Confederate army attacked federal forces at Seven Pines, almost defeating them; last-minute reinforcement saved the union from a serious defeat. Confederate commander Joseph E. Johnston was severely wounded, and command of the army of northern Virginia fell to Robert E. lee. -
June 1862 - The seven days battle
Between June 26 and July 2, Union and Confederate forces fought a series of battles: Mechanicsville (June 26-27), Gaines's Mill (June 27), Savage's Station (June 29), Frayser's Farm (June 30), and Malvern Hill (July 1). On July 2, the Confederates withdrew to Richmond, ending the Peninsular Campaign. -
July 1862 - A New Commander of the Union Army
On July 11, Major-General Henry Halleck was named general-in-chief of the Union Army. -
August 1862 - Pope's Campaign
Union General John Pope suffered defeated at the Second Battle of Bull Run on August 29-30. General Fitz-John Porter was held responsible for the defeat because he had failed to commit his troops to battle quickly enough. -
September 1862 - Antietam
On September 17, Confederate forces under General Lee were caught by General McClellan near Sharpsburg, Maryland. The battle proved to be one of the bloodiest battles, during this battle the casualties involved 2108 Union Soldiers were killed and 9549 wounded. The Confederates also suffered heavy casualties resulting in 2700 Confederates killed and 9029 wounded. -
December 1862 - The Battle of Fredericksburg
Due to General McClelleans slow movements, combined with General Lee's escape led to President Lincoln to replace General McClellean with Major Ambrose E. Burnside. Burnside's forces were defeated in a series of attacks against entrenched Confederate forces at Fredericksburg, Virginia, and Burnside was replaced with General Joseph Hooker.
