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The Battle of Antietam (/ æ n ˈ t iː t əm / an-TEE-təm), also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the Southern United States, took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union Major General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek.
December 20 – South Carolina secedes from the Union; January 9, 1861 – Secessionist forces in South Carolina fire at the USS Star of the West, forcing it to withdraw. January 9 – Mississippi secedes from the Union; January 10 – Florida secedes from the Union; January 11 – Alabama secedes from the Union; January 19 – Georgia secedes ...
August 2 – American Civil War: Skirmish at Taberville, Missouri – Union forces force Confederate troops to march south, near Taberville. August 5 – American Civil War : Battle of Baton Rouge – Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana , Confederate troops drive Union forces back into the city.
Historical marker, Battle of Pocotaligo, Point South Drive (the frontage road along northbound US 17) west of the northeastern terminus at Yemassee Road in Point South, South Carolina. Colonel William S. Walker, the Confederate commander responsible for defending the railroad, called for reinforcement from Savannah and Charleston. He deployed ...
In April 1862, a Union naval task force commanded by Commander David Dixon Porter attacked Forts Jackson and St. Philip, which guarded the river approach to New Orleans from the south. While part of the fleet bombarded the forts, other vessels forced a break in the obstructions in the river and enabled the rest of the fleet to steam upriver to ...
1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1862nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 862nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 62nd year of the 19th century, and the 3rd year of the 1860s decade. As of the start of 1862, the ...
The Battle of Panther Creek (also known as Battle of Sutherland’s Hill) was fought on September 20, 1862, south of Owensboro, Kentucky. It was the only battle that took place in Daviess County, Kentucky during the American Civil War.
Toggle Major events subsection. ... July 17, 1862 3rd: December 1, 1862 – March 3, 1863: ... Union blockade of the South begins at Fort Monroe, Virginia. [4]