1862
February 6 and 16 – Battles of Fort Henry and Donelson
in Tennessee; 4,332 casualties.
1862
February 20 – Willie Lincoln dies of typhoid fever in
the White House.
1862
March 9 – Battle of the Ironclads, the Confederate
Merrimac vs. the Union Monitor, Hampton Roads, Virginia.
1862
March 13 – George McClellan plans to move his 121,500
troops to Richmond. It takes three weeks and 400 boats to land at Fortress
Monroe on the Virginia coast.
1862
April 4 to 7 – Confederate General Jeb Magruder stages
theatrical troop movements at Yorktown, with an army of only 11,000, creating the appearance
of a much larger force.
1862
April 6 to 7 – Battle of Shiloh at Pittsburgh Landing
in Tennessee; 23,700 casualties.
1862
April 16 – Lincoln signs into law a bill prohibiting
slavery in the District of Columbia.
1862
April 24 – Battle of New Orleans: Admiral David
Farragut sails past forts at mouth of Mississippi River to take the
city.
1862
June 25 – The Seven Days (the Peninsula Campaign) for
Richmond, Virginia; 36,000 casualties.
1862
August 29 to 30 – The Battle of Second Manassas in
Virginia (also known as Second Bull Run); 25,251 casualties.
1862
September 17 – Battle of Antietam Creek near
Sharpsburg, Maryland; 23,000 casualties in bloodiest day of combat in American
history.
1862
September 24 – Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas
corpus for individuals deemed guilty of "Discouraging volunteer enlistments,
resisting military drafts, or guilty of any disloyal practice offering comfort
to Rebels."
1862
October 11 – The Confederate Congress passes a bill
exempting from army service anyone owning 20 or more slaves.
1862
December 13 – The Battle of Fredericksburg in Virginia;
17, 900 casualties.
1863
January 1 – Lincoln signs the Emancipation
Proclamation.
February 6 and 16 – Battles of Fort Henry and Donelson
in Tennessee; 4,332 casualties.
1862
February 20 – Willie Lincoln dies of typhoid fever in
the White House.
1862
March 9 – Battle of the Ironclads, the Confederate
Merrimac vs. the Union Monitor, Hampton Roads, Virginia.
1862
March 13 – George McClellan plans to move his 121,500
troops to Richmond. It takes three weeks and 400 boats to land at Fortress
Monroe on the Virginia coast.
1862
April 4 to 7 – Confederate General Jeb Magruder stages
theatrical troop movements at Yorktown, with an army of only 11,000, creating the appearance
of a much larger force.
1862
April 6 to 7 – Battle of Shiloh at Pittsburgh Landing
in Tennessee; 23,700 casualties.
1862
April 16 – Lincoln signs into law a bill prohibiting
slavery in the District of Columbia.
1862
April 24 – Battle of New Orleans: Admiral David
Farragut sails past forts at mouth of Mississippi River to take the
city.
1862
June 25 – The Seven Days (the Peninsula Campaign) for
Richmond, Virginia; 36,000 casualties.
1862
August 29 to 30 – The Battle of Second Manassas in
Virginia (also known as Second Bull Run); 25,251 casualties.
1862
September 17 – Battle of Antietam Creek near
Sharpsburg, Maryland; 23,000 casualties in bloodiest day of combat in American
history.
1862
September 24 – Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas
corpus for individuals deemed guilty of "Discouraging volunteer enlistments,
resisting military drafts, or guilty of any disloyal practice offering comfort
to Rebels."
1862
October 11 – The Confederate Congress passes a bill
exempting from army service anyone owning 20 or more slaves.
1862
December 13 – The Battle of Fredericksburg in Virginia;
17, 900 casualties.
1863
January 1 – Lincoln signs the Emancipation
Proclamation.