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1862 in the American Civil War | HearLore
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1862 in the American Civil War
Confederate Heartland OffensiveIn early 1862, Union forces opened the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers to their Navy after victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson.
Battle of Island Number TenIn the spring of 1862, a small sandbar sat at the base of a tight double turn in the Mississippi River. This location became known as Island Number Ten.
Battle of Stones RiverOn the 26th of December 1862, Union Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans marched his Army of the Cumberland from Nashville toward Murfreesboro to challenge…
Battle of AntietamOn the 3rd of September 1862, Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his Army of Northern Virginia into the state of Maryland with approximately 55,000 men.
Battle of FredericksburgPresident Abraham Lincoln needed to demonstrate the success of the Union war effort before the Northern public lost confidence in his administration.
Union blockadeOn the 19th of April 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a Proclamation of Blockade against Southern ports. The document declared that an insurrection had…
Battle of Fort HenryOn the 3rd of September 1861, Confederate Brig. Gen. Gideon J. Pillow occupied Columbus, Kentucky. This action shattered the state's declared neutrality in…
Battle of PerryvilleOn July 31, Confederate leaders met in Chattanooga to devise a plan that would reshape the war's western theater. General Braxton Bragg and General Edmund…
Battle of Fort DonelsonThe Battle of Fort Donelson began on the 12th of February 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Union forces had just captured Fort Henry…
First Battle of MemphisThe Mississippi River ran red with smoke on the morning of the 6th of June 1862. Eight Confederate vessels faced nine Union gunboats just north of Memphis…
Battle of Hampton RoadsOn the 19th of April 1861, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a blockade of ports in the seceded states. This action cut off Virginia's largest cities and…
Battle of ShilohIn February 1862, Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant secured victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson along the Tennessee River and Cumberland River.
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. PhilipThe Mississippi River bends sharply south of New Orleans in April 1862. Two stone forts sit on opposite banks, Fort Jackson on the right and Fort St.
Battle of RichmondIn the summer of 1862, two Confederate armies moved on separate paths into Kentucky. They hoped to put back into power the shadow Confederate government that…
Capture of New OrleansIn 1860, New Orleans held a population of 168,675 people. This number made it larger than the four next-largest Southern cities combined.
Battle of Pea RidgeIn the spring of 1862, Brigadier General Samuel R. Curtis led approximately 10,250 soldiers and fifty artillery pieces into Benton County, Arkansas.
Battle of Seven PinesOn the 31st of May 1862, the Union Army of the Potomac stood within a few miles of Richmond, Virginia. General George B.