Troop engagements of the American Civil War, 1862

The following engagements took place in 1862 during the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

. In the Eastern Theater

Eastern Theater of the American Civil War

The Eastern Theater of the American Civil War included the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and the coastal fortifications and seaports of North Carolina...

, the Union Army of the Potomac

Army of the Potomac

The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...

, commanded by Major General George B. McClellan, was transported to Fort Monroe in April to begin an offensive against Richmond, Virginia

Peninsula Campaign

The Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. The operation, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B...

. Convinced that he was outnumbered by the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia

Army of Northern Virginia

The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, as well as the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac...

, commanded by General Joseph E. Johnston, McClellan advanced cautiously, taking two months to arrive just outside of Richmond. Here on May 31st, Johnston attacked an isolated portion of the Union army in the Battle of Seven Pines

Battle of Seven Pines

The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive up the Virginia Peninsula by Union Maj. Gen....

; Johnston's plan failed, due to uncoordinated attacks and to Confederate columsn which failed to arrive at their assigned positions, and Johnston was wounded during the battle. To replace Johnston, Confederate President Jefferson Davis choose General Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee

Robert Edward Lee was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War....

, who launched the Seven Days Battles

Seven Days Battles

The Seven Days Battles was a series of six major battles over the seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia during the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee drove the invading Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, away from...

in late June. While the Confederate attacks were often disjointed and several commands failed to arrive at their assigned destinations on time, Lee was still able to drive the Union army back to Harrison's Landing, forcing McClellan to give up his attempt to capture Richmond.

Lee then turned northward to deal with the Union Army of Virginia

Army of Virginia

The Army of Virginia was organized as a major unit of the Union Army and operated briefly and unsuccessfully in 1862 in the American Civil War. It should not be confused with its principal opponent, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Robert E...

, commanded by Major General John Pope, planning to defeat Pope's army before it could unite with McClellan's army arriving from the Peninsula. During the Second Battle of Bull Run

Second Battle of Bull Run

The Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas was fought August 28–30, 1862, as part of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive campaign waged by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia against Union Maj. Gen...

, Lee routed Pope's army and invaded Maryland, hoping to seize supplies from Union territory and also hoping that a major Confederate victory would secure foriegn recognition for the Confederacy. However, McClellan attacked Lee through the passes of South Mountain and forced Lee to call off his planned invasion of Pennsylvania, instead concentrating his army behind Antietam Creek. Neither army gained a victory at the Battle of Antietam

Battle of Antietam

The Battle of Antietam , fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000...

on September 17th, but Lee's retreat back to Virginia gave the Union a strategic victory in the campaign. During October and November, Union president Abraham Lincoln pressured McClellan to launch an aggressive campaign against Lee but McClellan refused, instead moving slowly and demanding supplies. Lincoln finally replaced McClellan with Major General Ambrose Burnside, who hoped to cross the Rappahannock River near Fredericksburg, Virginia in order to get between Lee and Richmond. However, delays in obtaining a pontoon bridge prevented Burnside from crossing the river until December 11th, by which time Lee was able to concentrate his entire army along a series of ridges near Fredericksburg. On December 13th, Burnside attacked the Confederate positions

Battle of Fredericksburg

The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside...

and lost heavily; two days later he retreated back across the river and went into winter quarters.

In the Western Theater

Western Theater of the American Civil War

This article presents an overview of major military and naval operations in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.-Theater of operations:...

, the Confederate forces, commanded by General Albert S. Johnston, were forced to abandon Kentucky and much of central and western Tennessee following the loss of Fort Donelson

Battle of Fort Donelson

The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought from February 11 to February 16, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The capture of the fort by Union forces opened the Cumberland River as an avenue for the invasion of the South. The success elevated Brig. Gen. Ulysses S...

and Fort Henry

Battle of Fort Henry

The Battle of Fort Henry was fought on February 6, 1862, in western Tennessee, during the American Civil War. It was the first important victory for the Union and Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in the Western Theater....

. Johnston, following a plan proposed by his second-in-command General P.G.T. Beauregard, concentrated as many forces as he could near Corinth, Mississippi and attacked the Union Army of the Tennessee

Army of the Tennessee

The Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of Tennessee....

commanded by Major General Ulysseus S. Grant near Shiloh Church

Battle of Shiloh

The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. A Union army under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant had moved via the Tennessee River deep into Tennessee and...

. Although successful in driving the Union army almost into the river on April 6th, Johnston was mortally wounded during the battle, while Grant was reinforced during the night by the Army of the Ohio

Army of the Ohio

The Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. The first army became the Army of the Cumberland and the second army was created in 1863.-History:...

, commanded by Major General Don Carlos Buell. Grant then lead a counterattack the following morning and drove the Confederates from the field, who then retreated back to their base at Corinth. Major General Henry W. Halleck took command of the Union forces operating in western Tennessee and advanced to Corinth, where both armies settled in for a month long siege

Siege of Corinth

The Siege of Corinth was an American Civil War battle fought from April 29 to May 30, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi.-Background:...

. Fearing that a full scale Union assault on the Confederate defenses was immanent, Beauregard evacuated Corinth during the night of May 29th-30th without Halleck's forces finding out until the following morning.

Beauregard was relieved of command shortly afterwards, due to his health; Jefferson Davis replaced him with General Braxton Bragg. Following the Union victory at Corinth, Halleck dispersed his army across northern Mississippi, western Tennessee, and northern Alabama to protect the railroads, while sending Buell's Army of the Ohio eastward to capture Chattanogga, but problems with the Union supply lines prevented Buell from capturing the city. Bragg, pondering how to counteract the Union threat, received a message from Lieutenant General Kirby Smith, commander of the Confecerate Department of East Tennessee, suggesting that the two combine forces to defeat Buell and retake Kentucky. Moving his troops by rail starting the end of June, Bragg arrived at Chattanooga near the end of July; from there he advanced into Kentucky towards the Ohio River. Buell moved north as well, managing to reach Louisville before Bragg did; from there he moved south towards Bragg. The two armies meet in battlle near Perryville, Kentucky

Battle of Perryville

The Battle of Perryville, also known as the Battle of Chaplin Hills, was fought on October 8, 1862, in the Chaplin Hills west of Perryville, Kentucky, as the culmination of the Confederate Heartland Offensive during the American Civil War. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's Army of Mississippi won a...

on October 8th; Bragg's forces attacked Buell's left wing but without success. Bragg retreated that night and united with Smith, intending to remain in Kentucky, but when Buell threatened his line of retreat, Bragg move south for Tennessee.

The Union navy, in concerted with the army, captured several more coastal areas along the Atlantic seaboard and Gulf coast

Lower Seaboard Theater of the American Civil War

The Lower Seaboard Theater of the American Civil War encompassed major military and naval operations that occurred near the coastal areas of the Southeastern United States as well as southern part of the Mississippi River...

. Following the Union victory at Hatteras Inlet the previous year, other parts of the North Carolina coast, including New Berne, were captured; in April, Union foces attacked and captured Fort Pulaski

Battle of Fort Pulaski

The Battle of Fort Pulaski was fought April 10–11, 1862, during the American Civil War. Union forces on Tybee Island and naval operations conducted a 112-day siege, then captured the Confederate-held Fort Pulaski after a 30-hour bombardment. The battle is important for innovative use of rifled guns...

in Georgia, cutting off Savannah

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...

from blockade runners. Several ports in Florida were captured as well, including Apalachicola and St. Augustine. Also in April, a Union squadron commanded by Commodore David Dixon Porter ran past Forts Jackson and St. Philip

Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip

The Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip was the decisive battle for possession of New Orleans in the American Civil War. The two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River south of the city were attacked by a Union Navy fleet...

near the mouth of the Mississippi River and forced the surrender of New Orleans, the largest Confederate port.

In the Trans-Mississippi Theater

Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War

The Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War was the major military and naval operations west of the Mississippi River. The area excluded the states and territories bordering the Pacific Ocean, which formed the Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War.The campaign classification...

, the Confederates launched several offensive campaigns, all of which failed. In late January, Union Major General Samual R. Curtis manuvered the Missouri State Guard out of the state and into northwestern Arkansas; due to a shortage of supplies, Curtis had to halt his advance in the area of Pea Ridge. In response to the Union advance, Confederate President Jefferson Davis sent Major General Earl Van Dorn to Arkansas to take command of the Confederate forces there. After he arrived in early March, Van Dorn launched an offensive of his own, which resulted in the two-day Battle of Pea Ridge

Battle of Pea Ridge

The Battle of Pea Ridge was a land battle of the American Civil War, fought on March 6–8, 1862, at Pea Ridge in northwest Arkansas, near Garfield. In the battle, Union forces led by Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis defeated Confederate troops under Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn. The outcome of the...

, a Confederate defeat. After the battle, he was ordered to take his army east of the Mississippi River and join the Confederate army at Corinth, Mississippi, but he arrived too late to fight in the Battle of Shiloh.

In Texas, Brigadier General Henry Sibley

Henry Hopkins Sibley

Henry Hopkins Sibley was a brigadier general during the American Civil War, leading the Confederate States Army in the New Mexico Territory. His attempt to gain control of trails to California was defeated at the Battle of Glorieta Pass...

raised a brigade of cavalry and lead it into the New Mexico Territory

New Mexico Territory

thumb|right|240px|Proposed boundaries for State of New Mexico, 1850The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of...

, intending to drive the remaining Union forces from it and advance into Colorado, capturing the gold and silver mines located in the territory. He fought the main Union force in the territory, commanded by Colonel Edward R.S. Canby

Edward Canby

Edward Richard Sprigg Canby was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War, Reconstruction era, and the Indian Wars...

, at the Battle of Valverde

Battle of Valverde

The Battle of Valverde, or the Battle of Valverde Ford from February 20 to February 21, 1862, was fought near the town of Valverde at a ford of Valverde Creek in Confederate Arizona, in what is today the state of New Mexico. It was a major Confederate success in the New Mexico Campaign of the...

on February 17th; although the battle was a Confederate victory, Sibley failed to force Canby to surrender. Instead, Sibley continued northward, leaving Canby in his rear. Continuing northward along the Rio Grande and the Sante Fre Tail, his brigade meet a Union force, which included the 1st Colorado Infantry, at Glorieta Pass

Battle of Glorieta Pass

The Battle of Glorieta Pass, fought from March 26 to 28, 1862 in northern New Mexico Territory, was the decisive battle of the New Mexico Campaign during the American Civil War. Dubbed the "Gettysburg of the West" by some historians, it was intended as the killer blow by Confederate forces to break...

on March 28th. The Confederates again drove the Union force from the field, but during the battle a Union detachment burned most of the Confederate supply train, along with most of their supplies. This meant that the Confederates had to retreat back to Texas, reaching it by mid-April, losing over 1,500 men out of an original force of 3,700 men.

January

3rd

Cockpit Point, Virginia

Forces: Confederate Department of Northern Virginia, Union Potomac Flotilla
Losses: none

5th to 6th

Hancock, Maryland

Battle of Hancock

The Battle of Hancock, also called the Romney Campaign, was a battle fought during the Romney Expedition, occurred January 5–6, 1862, in Washington County, Maryland, and Morgan County, West Virginia, as part of Maj. Gen. Thomas J...

Forces: Confederate Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia, Union garrison
Losses: 25 total

8th

Roan's Tan Yard, Missouri

Battle of Roan's Tan Yard

The Battle of Roan's Tan Yard was an action during the American Civil War, occurring on January 8, 1862, in Randolph County, Missouri....

Forces: Missouri State Guard, Union Department of the Missouri
Losses: Missouri State Guard 80, Union 11

10th: ;Middle Creek, Kentucky
Battle of Middle Creek
The Battle of Middle Creek was an engagement fought January 10, 1862, in Eastern Kentucky during the American Civil War. The battle, along with the Battle of Mill Springs, positioned the Union armies to invade Middle Tennessee....

::*Forces: Confederate Army of Central Kentucky, Union Army of the Ohio ::*Losses: Confederate 65, Union 2

19th

Mill Springs, Kentucky

Battle of Mill Springs

The Battle of Mill Springs, also known as the Battle of Fishing Creek in Confederate terminology, and the Battle of Logan's Cross Roads in Union terminology, was fought in Wayne and Pulaski counties, near current Nancy, Kentucky, on January 19, 1862, as part of the American Civil War. It...

Forces: Confederate Department No. 2, Union Army of the Ohio.
Losses: Confederate 190 killed, 160 wounded, Union 38 killed, 194 wounded.

February

6th

Fort Henry, Tennessee

Battle of Fort Henry

Forces: Confederate garrison, Union navy
Losses: Confederate 99, Union 47.

Roanoke Island, North Carolina

Battle of Roanoke Island

The opening phase of what came to be called the Burnside Expedition, the Battle of Roanoke Island was an amphibious operation of the American Civil War, fought on February 7–8, 1862, in the North Carolina Sounds a short distance south of the Virginia border...

Forces: Confederate garrison, Union North Atlantic Bloackading Squadron
Losses: Confederate 2,643, Union 264

14th to 16th

Fort Donelson, Tennessee

Battle of Fort Donelson

Forces: Confederate garrison, Union Army of the Tennessee
Army of the Tennessee
The Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of Tennessee....
Losses: Confederacte 17,000 (including 13,829 prisoners), Union 2,852.

17th

Little Sugar Creek, Arkansas

Forces: Confederate forces, Union Army of the Southwest
Losses: Confederate unknown, Union 33

21st

Fort Craig or Valverde, New Mexico

Battle of Valverde

Forces: Confederate Army of New Mexico
Army of New Mexico
The Army of New Mexico was a small Confederate army in the American Civil War. It operated in Confederate Arizona and New Mexico Territory during the New Mexico Campaign in late 1861 and early 1862, before it was transferred to Louisiana. At first the force was tasked with securing Confederate...

, Union Department of New Mexico
Department of New Mexico
The Department of New Mexico was a department of the United States Army during the mid-19th century. At first a part of the Department of the West, it was created as an independent department following the breakup of that Division into various departments during the Civil War...
Losses: Confederate 187, Union 263.

23rd

Socorro, New Mexico

Forces: Confederate 5th Texas Mounted Rifles, Union 2nd New Mexico Militia
Losses: unknown

March

6th to 8th

Pea Ridge, Arkansas

Battle of Pea Ridge

Forces: Confederate Army of the West and Missouri State Guard, Union Army of the Southwest
Army of the Southwest
The Army of the Southwest was a Union Army that served in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the American Civil War. This force was also known as the Army of Southwest Missouri.-Army of the Southwest:...
Losses: Confederate 2,000, Union 1,384.

8th to 9th

Hampton Roads, Virginia

Battle of Hampton Roads

The Battle of Hampton Roads, often referred to as either the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack or the Battle of Ironclads, was the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of the development of navies...

Forces: Confederate gunboat CSS Virginia, Union gunboats Monitor
USS Monitor
USS Monitor was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She is most famous for her participation in the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, the first-ever battle fought between two ironclads...

, Minnesota
USS Minnesota (1855)
USS Minnesota was a wooden steam frigate in the United States Navy. Launched in 1855 and commissioned eighteen months later, the ship served in east Asia for two years before being decommissioned...

, Congress
USS Congress (1841)
USS Congress — the fourth United States Navy ship to carry that name — was a sailing frigate, like her predecessor, .Congress served with distinction in the Mediterranean, South Atlantic Ocean, and in the Pacific Ocean...

, and Cumberland
USS Cumberland (1842)
The first USS Cumberland was a 50-gun sailing frigate of the United States Navy. She was the first ship sunk by the ironclad CSS Virginia....

.
Losses: Confederate 24, Union 409

14th

New Berne, North Carolina

Battle of New Bern

The Battle of New Bern was fought on 14 March 1862, near the city of New Bern, North Carolina, as part of the Burnside Expedition of the American Civil War. The US Army's Coast Division, led by Brigadier General Ambrose E...

Forces: Confederate garrison, Union North Carolina Expeditionary Corps
Losses: Confederate 609, Union 476

23rd

Stanwix Station, Arizona

Forces: Confederate Company A, Arizona Rangers
Company A, Arizona Rangers
Company A, Arizona Rangers was one of the Confederate military units raised in the Confederate Arizona Territory.- Origin of the Arizona Rangers :...

, Union cavalry from California Column
California Column
The California Column, a force of Union volunteers, marched from April to August 1862 over 900 miles from California, across the southern New Mexico Territory to the Rio Grande and then into western Texas during the American Civil War. At the time, this was the longest trek through desert terrain...
Losses: Union 1 wounded.

Kearnstown, Virginia

Battle of Kernstown I

The First Battle of Kernstown was fought on March 23, 1862, in Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia, the opening battle of Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War....

Forces: Confederate Army of the Valley, Union division, V Corps
Losses: Confederate 718, Union 590

26th to 28th

Apache Canyon and Glorieta

Battle of Glorieta Pass

, near Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...

Forces: Confederate Army of New Mexico, Union Department of New Mexico
Losses: Confederate 227, Union 132

April

5th to May 4th

Yorktown, Virginia

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 300, Union 182

6th to 7th

Shiloh, Tennessee

Battle of Shiloh

Forces: Confederate Army of Mississippi
Army of Mississippi
There were three organizations known as the Army of Mississippi in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. -Army of Mississippi :This army, at times known by the names Army of the West or Army of the...

, UnionArmy of West Tennessee, Army of the Ohio
Army of the Ohio
The Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. The first army became the Army of the Cumberland and the second army was created in 1863.-History:...

and U.S. Gunboats Tyler
USS Tyler (1857)
USS Tyler was originally a merchant ship named A. O. Tyler, a commercial side-wheel steamboat with twin stacks and covered paddles positioned aft. Constructed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1857, it was acquired by the United States Navy, 5 June 1861 for service in the American Civil War and converted...

and Lexington
USS Lexington (1861)
The third USS Lexington was a timberclad gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.-Purchase and conversion:Lexington was built as a sidewheel steamer at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1861 and was purchased by the War Department and converted into a gunboat at Cincinnati, Ohio,...

.
Losses: Confederate 10,699, Union 13,047

8th

Island No. 10, Tennessee

Battle of Island Number Ten

The Battle of Island Number Ten was an engagement at the New Madrid or Kentucky Bend on the Mississippi River during the American Civil War, lasting from February 28 to April 8, 1862. The position, an island at the base of a tight double turn in the course of the river, was held by the Confederates...

Forces: Confederate Department No. 2, Union Army of the Mississippi
Army of the Mississippi
Army of the Mississippi was the name given to two Union armies that operated around the Mississippi River, both with short existences, during the American Civil War.-1862:...
Losses: Confederacy 17 killed, 3,000 prisoners, Union 51.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Forces: Confederate Army of New Mexico, Union Department of New Mexico
Losses: unknown

10th to 11th

Ft. Pulaski, Georgia

Battle of Fort Pulaski

Forces: Confederate garrison, Union South Carolina Expeditionary Corps
Losses: Confederate one, Union one

14th

Las Padillas, New Mexico

Forces: Confederate detachment from Army of New Mexico, Union New Mexico militia
Losses: unknown

15th

Picacho Pass, Arizona

Battle of Picacho Pass

The Battle of Picacho Pass or the Battle of Picacho Peak was an engagement of the American Civil War on April 15, 1862. The action occurred all around Picacho Peak, northwest of Tucson, Arizona...

Forces: Confederate Company A, Arizona Rangers, Union company of 1st California Cavalry
1st Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry
The 1st Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was first formed of five companies as 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry between August and October 31, 1861, at Camp Merchant near Oakland...

.
Losses: Confederate 3 wounded, 3 captured, Union 3 killed, 3 wounded.

Peralta, New Mexico Territory

Battle of Peralta

The Battle of Peralta was a minor engagement near the end of Confederate General Henry Hopkins Sibley's 1862 New Mexico Campaign.-Battle:...

Forces: Confederate Army of New Mexico, Union Department of New Mexico
Losses: Confederate 33, Union unknown

16th to 28th

Forts Jackson and St. Philip, La.

Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip

Forces: Confederatre Department No. 1, Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron
Losses: Confederate 782, Union 229

19th

Camden, North Carolina

Battle of South Mills

The Battle of South Mills, also known as the Battle of Camden, took place on April 19, 1862 in Camden County, North Carolina as part of Union Army General Ambrose E...

, also called South Mills

Forces: Confederate garrison, Union detachment from North Carolina Expeditionary Corps
Losses: Confederate 25, Union 114

25th

Fort Macon, North Carolina

Battle of Fort Macon

The Siege of Fort Macon took place from March 23 to April 26, 1862, on the Outer Banks of Carteret County, North Carolina. It was part of Union Army General Ambrose E...

Forces: Confederate garrison, U.S. Gunboats Daylight, Georgia, Chippewa
USS Chippewa (1861)
The third USS Chippewa was a which saw service with the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War.One of the "Ninety-day gunboats", Chippewa was launched 14 September 1861 by Webb and Bell, New York; outfitted at New York Navy Yard; and commissioned 13 December 1861, Lieutenant Andrew Bryson in...

, the bark Gemsbok, and North Carolina Expeditionary Corps
Losses: Confederatre 439, Union 3

25th to May 1st

New Orleans, La. (surrender to Union forces)

Forces: Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron
Losses: none

29th to May 30th

Corinth

Siege of Corinth

The Siege of Corinth was an American Civil War battle fought from April 29 to May 30, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi.-Background:...

, Mississippi

Forces: Confederate Army of Mississippi, Union Army of the Mississippi, Army of West Tennessee, and Army of the Ohio
Losses: Confederate 1,000, Union 1,000

May

5th

Williamsburg, Virginia

Battle of Williamsburg

The Battle of Williamsburg, also known as the Battle of Fort Magruder, took place on May 5, 1862, in York County, James City County, and Williamsburg, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War...

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, 3rd
III Corps (ACW)
There were four formations in the Union Army designated as III Corps during the American Civil War.Three were short-lived:*In the Army of Virginia:**Irvin McDowell ;**James B...

and 4th Corps
IV Corps (ACW)
There were two corps of the Union Army called IV Corps during the American Civil War. They were separate units, one serving with the Army of the Potomac and the Department of Virginia in the Eastern Theater, 1862–63, the other with the Army of the Cumberland in the Western Theater,...

Army of the Potomac
Army of the Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
Losses: Confederate 1,560, Union 2,283

7th

West Point or Eltham's Landing, Virginia

Battle of Eltham's Landing

The Battle of Eltham's Landing, also known as the Battle of Barhamsville, or West Point, took place on May 7, 1862, in New Kent County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. Brig. Gen. William B. Franklin's Union division landed at Eltham's Landing and was attacked...

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 48, Union 186

8th

McDowell, Virginia

Battle of McDowell

The Battle of McDowell, also known as Sitlington's Hill, was fought May 8, 1862, in Highland County, Virginia, as part of Confederate Army Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War...

Forces: Confederate Army of the Valley and Army of the Northwest, Union Mountain Department
Losses: Confederate 500, Union 256

Fort Darling, James River, Virginia

Battle of Drewry's Bluff

The Battle of Drewry’s Bluff, also known as the Battle of Fort Darling, or Fort Drewry, took place on May 15, 1862, in Chesterfield County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. Five American warships, including the ironclads and , steamed up the James River to...

Forces: Confederate garrison, U.S. Gunboats Galena
USS Galena (1862)
USS Galena — an ironclad screw steamer — was one of the first three ironclads, each of a different design, built by the Union Navy during the American Civil War....

, Port Royal
USS Port Royal (1862)
USS Port Royal was a double-ended steamboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. The steamboat was converted into an armed gunboat by the Navy, and assigned to patrol the rivers and other waterways of the Confederate States of America and to enforce the Union blockade on the...

, Naugatuck
USS Naugatuck
USS Naugatuck may refer to: the name incorrectly attributed to the US Revenue Cutter E.A. Stevens , a semi-submersible armored gunboat employed by the Revenue Cutter Service 1861-1889...

, Monitor
USS Monitor
USS Monitor was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She is most famous for her participation in the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, the first-ever battle fought between two ironclads...

, and Aroostook
USS Aroostook
USS Aroostook has been the name of three ships of the United States Navy., was a wooden-hulled, steam-propelled, screw gunboat., was a minelayer, which served from 1917 until 1931., was a gasoline tanker which served from 1943 until 1945....

.
Losses: Confederate 15, Union 24

15th to 17th

Princeton, West Virginia

Forces: Confederate Army of East Kentucky, Union District of the Kanawha, Mountain Department
Losses: Confederate 16, Union 129

19th

Whitney's Lane, Arkansas

Battle of Whitney's Lane

The Battle of Whitney's Lane was a small, but psychologically important, land battle of the American Civil War fought on May 19, 1862, in north-central Arkansas.- Union Situation:...

Forces: Confederate rans-Mississippi Department, Union Army of the Southwest
Losses: Confederate 150, Union 45

South Mills, North Carolina

Battle of South Mills

The Battle of South Mills, also known as the Battle of Camden, took place on April 19, 1862 in Camden County, North Carolina as part of Union Army General Ambrose E...

Forces: Confederate garrison, Union division
Losses: Confederate 25, Union 114

23rd

Front Royal, Virginia

Battle of Front Royal

The Battle of Front Royal, also known as Guard Hill or Cedarville, was fought May 23, 1862, in Warren County, Virginia, as part of Confederate Army Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War...

Forces: Confederate Army of the Valley, Union Department of the Shenandoah
Losses: Confederate 56, Union 904

Fort Craig, New Mexico

Forces: Confederate detachment Army of New Mexico, Union 3rd U.S. Cavalry.
Losses: Confederate unknown, Union 3 wounded.

25th

Winchester, Virginia

First Battle of Winchester

The First Battle of Winchester, fought on May 25, 1862, in and around Frederick County, Virginia, and Winchester, Virginia, was a major victory in Confederate Army Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War. Jackson enveloped the...

Forces: Confederate Army of the Valley, Union Department of the Shenandoah
Losses: Confederate 400, Union 2,019

27th

Hanover Courthouse, Virginia

Battle of Hanover Courthouse

The Battle of Hanover Court House, also known as the Battle of Slash Church, took place on May 27, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War....

Forces: Confederate brigade, Army of Northern Virginia
Losses: Confederate 746, Union 355

Dragoon Springs, Arizona

Forces: Confederate Company A, Arizona Rangers, Chiricahuas
Losses: unknown

31st and June 1st

Seven Pines and Fair Oaks, Virginia

Battle of Seven Pines

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virgiinia, Union Army of the Potomac
Army of the Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...

.
Losses: Confederate 6,100, Union 5,000

June

5th

Tranter's Creek, North Carolina

Battle of Tranter's Creek

The Battle of Tranter's Creek was fought on June 5, 1862, in Pitt County, North Carolina, as part of Union Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's North Carolina expedition during the American Civil War....

Forces: Confederate 44th North Carolina Infantry, Union 24th Massachusetts Infantry
Losses: 40 total

6th

Memphis, Tennessee

Battle of Memphis

The First Battle of Memphis was a naval battle fought on the Mississippi River immediately above the city of Memphis on June 6, 1862, during the American Civil War. The engagement was witnessed by many of the citizens of Memphis. It resulted in a crushing defeat for the Rebels, and marked the...

Forces: Confederate River Defense Fleet, Union Mississippi Flotilla.
Losses: Confederate 180, Union 1

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Forces: Detachments from Confederate Army of the Valley District and Union Mountain Department
Losses: Confederate 67, Union 63

7th to 8th

Chattanooga I, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate and Union forces
Losses: Confederate 3, Union unknown

8th

Cross Keys or Union Church, Virginia

Battle of Cross Keys

The Battle of Cross Keys was fought on June 8, 1862, in Rockingham County, Virginia, as part of Confederate Army Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War...

Forces: Confederate Army of the Valley, Union Mountain Department
Losses: Confederate 288, Union 684

9th

Port Republic, Virginia

Battle of Port Republic

-References:* Cozzens, Peter. Shenandoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8078-3200-4....

Forces: Confederate Army of the Valley, Union Department of the Rappahannock
Losses: Confederate 800, Union 800–1,000

15th

Apache Pass, New Mexico Territory (modern-day Arizona)

Forces: Apaches, Union California Column
Losses: unknown

16th

Secessionville, James Island, South Carolina

Forces: Confederate Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Union Department of the South
Losses: Confederate 204, Union 683

17th

St. Charles

Battle of Saint Charles

The Battle of St. Charles was a naval engagement and infantry battle during the American Civil War. It was fought on June 17, 1862, between 8 Union ships including the USS Mound City, and several Confederate shore guns. A Confederate gun hit the Mound City's steam drum, causing an explosion which...

, White River, Arkansas

Forces: Confederate garrison, Union Gunboats Lexington, Mound City, Conestoga, and St. Louis.
Losses: Confederate 40, Union 160.

21st

Simmon's Bluff

Battle of Simmon's Bluff

The Battle of Simmon's Bluff was a minor and bloodless Union victory, fought June 21, 1862, near Meggett, South Carolina, during the American Civil War....

, South Carolina

Forces: Confederate Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Union Department of the South
Losses: none

26th to 1st July

The Seven Days Battles

Seven Days Battles

, Virginia : Including engagements known as Oak Grove, Virginia

Battle of Oak Grove

The Battle of Oak Grove, also known as the Battle of French's Field or King's School House, took place on June 25, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, the first of the Seven Days Battles of the American Civil War. Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan advanced his lines with the objective of bringing...

on the 25th, Mechanicsville

Battle of Beaver Dam Creek

The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, also known as the Battle of Mechanicsville or Ellerson's Mill, took place on June 26, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia, as the first major engagement of the Seven Days Battles during the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. It was the start of Confederate...

on the 26th, Gaines' Mills

Battle of Gaines' Mill

The Battle of Gaines's Mill, sometimes known as the First Battle of Cold Harbor or the Battle of Chickahominy River, took place on June 27, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia, as the third of the Seven Days Battles of the American Civil War...

on the 27th, Garnett's and Golding's Farm

Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm

The Battle of Garnett's and Golding's Farms took place June 27–28, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Seven Days Battles of the American Civil War. While battle raged north of the Chickahominy River at Gaines's Mill on June 27, Confederate Brig. Gen. John B...

on the 27th and 28th, Savage Station

Battle of Savage's Station

The Battle of Savage's Station took place on June 29, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, as fourth of the Seven Days Battles of the American Civil War. The main body of the Union Army of the Potomac began a general withdrawal toward the James River. Confederate Brig. Gen. John B. Magruder pursued...

on the 29th, White Oak Swamp

Battle of White Oak Swamp

The Battle of White Oak Swamp took place on June 30, 1862 in Henrico County, Virginia as part of the Seven Days Battles of the American Civil War. As the Union Army of the Potomac retreated southeast toward the James River, its rearguard under Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin stopped Maj. Gen. Thomas J...

and Glendale

Battle of Glendale

The Battle of Glendale, also known as the Battle of Frayser's Farm, Frazier's Farm, Nelson's Farm, Charles City Crossroads, New Market Road, or Riddell's Shop, took place on June 30, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, on the sixth day of the Seven Days Battles of the American Civil War.The...

on the 30th, and Malvern Hill

Battle of Malvern Hill

The Battle of Malvern Hill, also known as the Battle of Poindexter's Farm, took place on July 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, on the seventh and last day of the Seven Days Battles of the American Civil War. Gen. Robert E. Lee launched a series of disjointed assaults on the nearly impregnable...

on 1 July.

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 20,614, Union 15,849

July

3rd

Evelington Heights, Virginia (near Harrison's Landing)

Forces: Confederate cavalry from Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: none

7th

Cache River

Battle of Cotton Plant

The Battle of Cotton Plant occurred on July 7, 1862 in Woodruff County, Arkansas, during the American Civil War.During the summer of 1862, Union Maj. Gen. Samuel R...

, Arkansas

Forces: Confederate cavalry, Union Army of the Southwest
Losses: Confederate 272, Union 63

13th

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Battle of Murfreesboro I

The First Battle of Murfreesboro was fought on July 13, 1862, in Rutherford County, Tennessee, as part of the American Civil War.-Background:...

Forces: Confederate cavalry, Union garrison
Losses: Confederate 150, Union 1,200

August

6th to 9th

Kirksville, Missouri

Battle of Kirksville

The Battle of Kirksville was a battle in the American Civil War, fought in the town of Kirksville, Missouri, on August 6, 1862. The Union victory helped consolidate Federal control over northeastern Missouri.-Battle:...

Forces: Missouri State Guard, Union cavalry.
Losses: Confederate 368, Union 88

Cedar Mountain, Virginia

Battle of Cedar Mountain

The Battle of Cedar Mountain, also known as Slaughter's Mountain or Cedar Run, took place on August 9, 1862, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. Union forces under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks attacked Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Thomas J...

Forces: Confederate Left Wing, Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of Virginia
Army of Virginia
The Army of Virginia was organized as a major unit of the Union Army and operated briefly and unsuccessfully in 1862 in the American Civil War. It should not be confused with its principal opponent, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Robert E...
Losses: Confederate 1,400, Union 2,500

11th

Independence, Missouri

Forces: Missouri State Guard, Union garrison.
Losses: Missouri State Guard unknown, Union 344

15th to 16th

Lone Jack, Missouri

Battle of Lone Jack

The Battle of Lone Jack was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on August 15 – August 16, 1862 in Jackson County, Missouri. The battle was part of the Confederate guerrilla and recruiting campaign in Missouri in 1862.-Background:...

Forces: Confederate and Union cavalry
Losses: Confederate unknown, Union 272

20th to 22nd

Fort Ridgely, Minnesota

Forces: Mdewakanton Dakotas, Union garrision
Losses: Mdewakanton Dakotas unknown, Union 26

23rd

New Ulm, Minnesota

Forces: Dakotas, Union civilians
Losses: Dakotas unknown, civilians 59

23rd to 25th

Rappahannock Station, Virginia

Battle of Rappahannock Station I

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Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of Virginia
Army of Virginia
The Army of Virginia was organized as a major unit of the Union Army and operated briefly and unsuccessfully in 1862 in the American Civil War. It should not be confused with its principal opponent, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Robert E...
Losses: 225 total

26th to 27th

Bull Run Bridge, Virginia

Battle of Manassas Station Ops.

The Manassas Station Operations included the operations known as Bristoe Station, Kettle Run, Bull Run Bridge, or Union Mills. It took place August 25–27, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the Northern Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War.On the evening of August 26,...

Forces: Confederate Left Wing, Army of Northern Virginia, Union detachments from Army of Virginia and Army of the Potomac
Losses: unknown

28th

Thoroughfare Gap, Virginia

Forces: Confederate Right Wing, Army of Northern Virginia, Union detachment, Army of Virginia
Losses: 100 total

30th

Second Battle of Bull Run or Manassas, Virginia

Second Battle of Bull Run

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of Virginia (with units of Army of the Potomac attached)
Losses: Confederate 3,353, Union 13,826

Richmond, Kentucky

Forces: Confederate Department of East Tennessee, Union Army of the Ohio
Losses: Confederate 150, Union 1,200

Bolivar, Tennessee

Forces: Detachments from Confederate Army of the West and Union Army of the Mississippi
Losses: Confederate 100, Union 87

September

1st

Chantilly, Virginia

Battle of Chantilly

The Battle of Chantilly took place on September 1, 1862, in Fairfax County, Virginia, as the concluding battle of the Northern Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War. Thomas J...

Forces: Confederate Left Wing, Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of Virginia and Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 800, Union 1,300

Denmark

Battle of Britton's Lane

The Battle of Britton's Lane occurred September 1, 1862, near the village of Denmark in rural Madison County, Tennessee, during the American Civil War....

, Mississippi

Forces: Detachments of Confederate Army of the West and Union Army of the Mississippi
Losses: Confederate 288, Union 88

2nd to 3rd

Birch Coulee, Minnesota

Forces: Dakotas, Union Department of the Northwest
Losses: Dakotas unknown, Union 19

12th to 15th

Harper's Ferry, Virginia

Battle of Harpers Ferry

The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought September 12–15, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. As Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army invaded Maryland, a portion of his army under Maj. Gen. Thomas J...

Forces: Confederate Left Wing, Army of Northern Virginia, Union garrison
Losses: Confederatre 286, Union 12,719 (including 12,500 captured)

14th

Turner's and Crampton's Gap, South Mountain, Maryland

Battle of South Mountain

The Battle of South Mountain was fought September 14, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. Three pitched battles were fought for possession of three South Mountain passes: Crampton's, Turner's, and Fox's Gaps. Maj. Gen. George B...

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 2,300, Union 2,325

14th to 16th

Munfordville, Kentucky

Battle of Munfordville

The Battle of Munfordville was an engagement in Kentucky during the American Civil War. Victory there allowed the Confederates to temporarily strengthen their hold on the region and impair Union supply lines....

Forces: Confederate Army of Mississippi, Union garrison
Losses: Confederate 285, Union 4,148

17th

Antietam, Maryland

Battle of Antietam

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 10,300, Union 12,400

19th to 20th

Iuka, Mississippi

Battle of Iuka

The Battle of Iuka was fought on September 19, 1862, in Iuka, Mississippi, during the American Civil War. In the opening battle of the Iuka-Corinth Campaign, Union Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans stopped the advance of the army of Confederate Maj. Gen. Sterling Price.Maj. Gen. Ulysses S...

Forces: Confederate Army of the West, Union Army of the Mississippi
Army of the Mississippi
Army of the Mississippi was the name given to two Union armies that operated around the Mississippi River, both with short existences, during the American Civil War.-1862:...
Losses: Confederate 594, Union 790

20th

Blackford's Ford, Sheppardstown, Virginia

Battle of Shepherdstown

The Battle of Shepherdstown, also known as the Battle of Boteler's Ford, took place September 19–20, 1862, in Jefferson County, Virginia , at the end of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War.-Background:...

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union V Corps, Army of the Potomac
Losses: Confederate 291, Union 363

23rd

Wood Lake, Minnesota

Forces: Dakotas, Union Department of the Northwest
Losses: Dakotas 25, Union 41

30th

Newtonia, Missouri

Forces: Confederate and Union cavalry
Losses: Confederate 78, Union 245

October

1st to 3rd

St. John's Bluff, Florida

Forces: Confederate Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Union Department of the South
Losses: unknown

3rd to 4th

Corinth, Mississippi

Forces: Confederate Army of West Tennessee
Confederate Army of West Tennessee
The Army of West Tennessee was a short-lived Confederate army led by Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn, which fought principally in the Second Battle of Corinth....

, Union Army of the Mississippi
Army of the Mississippi
Army of the Mississippi was the name given to two Union armies that operated around the Mississippi River, both with short existences, during the American Civil War.-1862:...

.
Losses: Confederate 4,800, Union 2,350

5th

Hatchie's Bridge or Davis Bridge, Tennessee

Battle of Hatchie's Bridge

The Battle of Hatchie's Bridge, also known as Davis's Bridge or Matamora, was fought on October 5, 1862, in Hardeman County and McNairy County, Tennessee, as the final engagement of the Iuka–Corinth Campaign of the American Civil War...

Forces: Confederate Army of West Tennessee, Union Army of the Mississippi
Losses: Confederate 400, Union 500

8th

Perryville, Kentucky

Battle of Perryville

Forces: Confederate Army of Mississippi, Union Army of the Ohio
Army of the Ohio
The Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. The first army became the Army of the Cumberland and the second army was created in 1863.-History:...
Losses: Confederate 3,396, Union 4,211

22nd

Old Fort Wayne, Indian Territory

Battle of Old Fort Wayne

The Battle of Old Fort Wayne was an American Civil War battle on October 22, 1862 in Delaware County in what is now eastern Oklahoma, a part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater....

Forces: Confederate cavalry, Union division Army of the Frontier
Losses: Confederate 60–100, Union 10

November

1st

Philomont, Va.

Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and Union Army of the Potomac.
Losses: Confederate 3 killed, 10 wounded, Union 1 killed, 14 wounded.

2nd to 3rd

Bloomfield and Union, Loudoun Co., Virginia

Forces: Cavalry from Confederate Army of the Potomac and Union Army of the Potomac.
Losses: Confederate 3 killed, 15 wounded, Union 2 killed, 10 wounded.

27th

Yellville, Arkansas

Forces: Confederate garrison, Union cavalry Army of the Frontier
Losses: Confederate 60 (all prisoners), Union none

28th

Cane Hill, Arkansas

Battle of Cane Hill

The Battle of Cane Hill was fought during the American Civil War on November 28, 1862 in Washington County, Arkansas. Union troops under Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt drove Confederates under Brig. Gen. John S...

Forces: Confederate cavalry, Trans-Mississippi Department, Union 1st Division Army of the Frontier
Army of the Frontier
The Army of the Frontier was a Union army that served in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the Civil War. It fought in several minor engagements in Arkansas, Indian Territory, and Kansas...

.
Losses: Confederate 80, Union 44

December

6th

Reed's Mountain, Arkansas

Forces: Cavalry from Confederate I Corps, Trans-Mississippi Department
Trans-Mississippi Department
The Trans-Mississippi Department was an administrative subdivision of the Confederate States of America west of the Mississippi, consisting of Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Indian Territories recognized by the CSA, and parts of Western Louisiana...

and Union Army of the Frontier
Losses: unknown

7th

Prairie Grove, Arkansas

Battle of Prairie Grove

The Battle of Prairie Grove was a battle of the American Civil War fought on 7 December 1862, that resulted in a tactical stalemate but essentially secured northwest Arkansas for the Union.-Strategic situation: Union:...

Forces: Confederate I Corps, Trans-Mississippi Department
Trans-Mississippi Department
The Trans-Mississippi Department was an administrative subdivision of the Confederate States of America west of the Mississippi, consisting of Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Indian Territories recognized by the CSA, and parts of Western Louisiana...

, Union Army of the Frontier
Army of the Frontier
The Army of the Frontier was a Union army that served in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the Civil War. It fought in several minor engagements in Arkansas, Indian Territory, and Kansas...

.
Losses: Confederate 1,483, Union 1,251

Hartsville, Tennessee

Forces: Confederate cavalry, Union detachment from Army of the Cumberland.
Losses: Confederate 139, Union 2,096.

13th

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Battle of Fredericksburg

Forces: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Union Army of the Potomac
Army of the Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
Losses: Confederate 5,300, Union 12,600

14th

Kinston, North Carolina

Battle of Kinston

The Battle of Kinston was fought on December 14, 1862, in Lenoir County, North Carolina, near the town of Kinston, as part of the Goldsboro Expedition of the American Civil War....

Forces: Confederate brigade, Union Department of North Carolina.
Losses: Confederate 525, Union 160

16th

White Hall, North Carolina

Battle of White Hall

The Battle of White Hall, also called the Battle of White Hall Ferry, took place on December 15–16, 1862, in Wayne County, North Carolina, as part of the Union expedition to Goldsboro, North Carolina, during the American Civil War.-Battle:...

Forces: Confederate cavalry, Union Department of North Carolina
Losses: 150 total

17th

Goldsboro Bridge, North Carolina

Battle of Goldsboro Bridge

The Battle of Goldsborough Bridge took place on December 17, 1862, in Wayne County, North Carolina, as part of the Union expedition to Goldsboro, North Carolina, during the American Civil War.-Background:...

Forces: Confederate brigade, Union Department of North Carolina
Losses: 220 total

27th

Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi

Forces: Confederate Army of Vicksburg, Union XVII Corps
Losses: Confederate 187, Union 1,176

30th

Parker's Cross Roads, Tennessee

Battle of Parker's Cross Roads

The Battle of Parker's Cross Roads was fought on December 31, 1862, in Henderson County, Tennessee, during the American Civil War.-Background:...

Forces: Confederate Forrest's Cavalry Corps
Forrest's Cavalry Corps
Forrest's Cavalry Corps was part of the Army of Tennessee during the American Civil War and commanded by Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. It took part in the various battles throughout the whole war.-References:...

, Union infantry and artillery
Losses: Confederate 500, Union 237

31st to January 2nd

Murfreesboro' or Stone River, Tennessee

Battle of Stones River

The Battle of Stones River or Second Battle of Murfreesboro , was fought from December 31, 1862, to January 2, 1863, in Middle Tennessee, as the culmination of the Stones River Campaign in the Western Theater of the American Civil War...

Forces: Confederate Army of Tennessee, Union Army of the Cumberland
Army of the Cumberland
The Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It was originally known as the Army of the Ohio.-History:...
Losses: Confederate 10,000, Union 13,000

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