Timeline of 1862
Union Events
Confederate Events
Union forces defeat the Confederate forces at Mill Springs, Kentucky.
Union forces capture Fort Henry, Tennessee.
Union forces capture Roanoke Island, North Carolina.
Confederate forces abandon Nashville, Tennessee.
Union forces defeat the Confederate forces at Pea Ridge, Arkansas.
The ironclad CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimac) sinks USS Congress and USS Cumberland.
A battle between CSS Virginia and USS Monitor ends in a draw.
Union forces capture New Berne, North Carolina.
Confederate forces abandon New Madrid, Missouri.
Union forces defeat the Confederate forces at Kernstown, Virginia.
Union forces defeat the Confederate forces at Glorieta Pass, New Mexico.
Union forces lay siege to Yorktown, Virginia.
Union forces defeat the Confederate forces at Shiloh, Tennessee.
Union forces capture Fort Pulaski, Georgia.
Union ships move up the Mississippi River and capture New Orleans.
Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip, Louisiana, surrenders.
Union forces capture Yorktown, Virginia.
Union forces capture Williamsburg, Virginia.
Confederate forces defeat the Union forces at McDowell, Virginia.
Confederate forces defeat the Union forces at Front Royal, Virginia.
Confederate forces defeat the Union forces at Winchester, Virginia.
The Battle of Seven Pines ends in a draw.
Robert E Lee takes command of the Army of Northern Virginia, replacing the wounded Joseph E. Johnston.
Union forces capture Memphis, Tennessee.
Confederate forces defeat the Union forces at Cross Keys, Virginia.
Confederate forces defeat the Union forces at Port Republic, Virginia.
Confederate forces defeat the Union forces at Secessionville, South Carolina.
The Seven Days' Battles begin.
The Seven Days' Battles ends with a draw.
Henry W. Halleck made commander of the Union forces.
Confederate forces defeat the Union forces at Cedar Mountain, Virginia.
Confederate forces defeat the Union forces at Bull Run, Virginia and Richmond, Kentucky.
Lee crosses the Potomac River and invades the Union.
Union forces defeats the Confederate forces at South Mountain, Maryland.
Confederate forces capture Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
Union forces defeat the Confederate forces at Antietam, Maryland.
Union forces defeat the Confederate forces at Iuka, Mississippi.
Lincoln issues the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
Battle at Corinth, Mississippi ends with a draw.
Union forces defeat the Confederate forces at Perryville, Kentucky.
Ambrose E. Burnside named Commander of the Army of the Potomac.
Union forces capture Corpus Christi, Texas.
Confederate forces defeat the Union forces at Fredericksburg, Virginia.