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Civil War Battles

Volume 12, Chapter 24 - Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland

Mar 18, 1862 - Skirmish at Middletown VA
Mar 19, 1862 - Skirmish at Elk Mountain WV. Skirmish at Strasburg VA
Mar 20, 1862 - Maj Gen Nathaniel P Banks, US Army, assumes command of the 5th Army Corps. Skirmish at Philippi WV. Reconnaissance to Gainesville VA
Mar 20-21, 1862 - Reconnaissance to Dumfries VA
Mar 22, 1862 - Skirmish at Kernstown VA. Middle Military Department constituted, under command of Maj Gen John A Dix, US Army
Mar 23, 1862 - Battle of Kernstown or Winchester, VA
Mar 25, 1862 - Skirmish at Mount Jackson VA
Mar 27-31, 1862 - Operations in the vicinity of Middleburg and White Plains VA
Mar 28-31, 1862 - Operations on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad VA, including affairs at Bealeton and Rappahannock Stations
Mar 29, 1862 - Maj Gen John C Fremont supersedes Brig Gen William S Rosecrans in command of the Mountain Department
Apr 1, 1862 - Skirmish at Salem VA
Apr 1-2, 1862 - Advance of Union forces from Strasburg to Woodstock and Edenburg VA
Apr 2, 1862 - Skirmish at Stony Creek, near Edenburg VA. Reconnaissance to the Rappahannock River VA
Apr 3, 1862 - Skirmish at Moorefield WV
Apr 4, 1862 - Departments of the Rappahannock (under Maj Gen Irvin McDowell) and the Shenandoah (under Maj Gen N P Banks) constituted
Apr 7, 1862 - Reconnaissance to the Rappahannock RiverVA. Skirmish at columbia Furnace VA
Apr 12, 1862 - Maj Gen Banks, US Army, assumes command of the Department of the Shenandoah. Raid from Fairmont to Valley River and Boothsville, Marion county WV. Skirmish at Monterey VA
Apr 15, 1862 - Reconnaissance to the Rappahannock VA
Apr 16, 1862 - Reconnaissance to the Rappahannock VA. Reconnaissance to Liberty Church VA. Skirmish at columbia Furnace VA
Apr 17, 1862 - Occupation of Mount Jackson, skirmish at Rude's Hill, and occupation of New Market VA. Skirmish at Piedmont VA
Apr 17-19, 1862 - Skirmishes near Falmouth and occupation (18th) of Fredericksburg VA by Union forces
Apr 17-21, 1862 - Expedition from Summerville (Nicholas Court-House) to Addison WV
Apr 18, 1862 - Reconnaissance to the Rappahannock VA. Skirmish at Chapmanville WV
Apr 19, 1862 - Skirmish on South Fork of shenandoah, near Luray VA. Occupation of Sparta VA
Apr 21, 1862 - Skirmish at Monterey VA
Apr 22, 1862 - Harrisonburg VA occupied by Union forces. Occupation of and skirmish near Luray VA
Apr 23, 1862 - Skirmish at Grass Lick WV
Apr 24, 1862 - Skirmish nine miles from Harrisonburg VA
Apr 26, 1862 - Skirmish at the Gordonsville and Koezletown Cross-Roads VA
Apr 27, 1862 - Skirmish at McGaheysville VA
May 1, 1862 - Skirmish at clark's Hollow WV. Skirmish on Camp Creek, in the Stone River Valley WV. Skirmish at Rapidan Station VA
May 2, 1862 - Skirmishes at Trevilian's Depot and Louisa Court-House VA
May 4-5, 1862 - Reconnaissance to Culpeper Court-House VA
May 5, 1862 - Skirmish at Princeton WV. Skirmish at columbia Bridge VA. Skirmish at Franklin WV
May 6, 1862 - Skirmish at Camp McDonald and Arnoldsburg WV. Skirmish near Harrisonburg VA
May 7, 1862 - Skirmish at and near Wardensville WV. Action at Somerville Heights VA
May 8, 1862 - Engagement near McDowell (Bull Pasture Mountain) VA
May 9, 1862 - Skirmish near McDowell VA
May 10, 1862 - Action at Giles Court-House WV
May 10-12, 1862 - Skirmishes near Franklin WV
May 11, 1862 - Skirmish at Princeton WV. Skirmish on the Bowling Green Road, near Frdericksburg VA
May 12, 1862 - Skirmish at Lewisburg WV. Skirmish at Monterey VA
May 13, 1862 - Affair on Rappahannock River VA
May 14, 1862 - Skirmish at Gaines' Cross-Roads VA
May 15, 1862 - Skirmish at Linden VA. Skirmish at Ravenswood WV. Skirmish at Gaines' Cross-Roads, Rappahannock county VA. Action at Wolf Creek WV
May 15-17, 1862 - Actions at and in the vicinity of Princeton WV
May 15-Jun 17, 1862 - Operations in the Shenandoah Valley
May 17, 1862 - McDowell ordered to form junction with Army of the Potomac
May 20, 1862 - Raid on Virginia Central Railroad at Jackson's River Depot VA
May 23, 1862 - Action at Lewisburg WV
May 25, 1862 - Call made for all Volunteers and Militia in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin
May 26, 1862 - Skirmish near Franklin WV
May 29, 1862 - Skirmish near Wardensville WV
May 30, 1862 - Skirmish at Lewisburg WV. Raid to Shaver's River WV
Jun 4, 1862 - Skirmish at Big Bend WV
Jun 7, 1862 - Skirmish at Big Bend WV
Jun 8, 1862 - Skirmish at Muddy Creek WV
Jun 9, 1862 - Maj Gen John E Wool, US Army, assumes command of the Middle Military Department
Jun 10, 1862 - Skirmish at mouth of West Fork WV
Jun 17, 1862 - Jackson's forces move from Weyer's Cave for the Peninsula
Jun 18, 1862 - Reserve Army Corps constituted, under command of Brig GenSamuel D Sturgis, US Army
Jun 18-19, 1862 - Skirmishes near Winchester VA
Jun 22-30, 1862 - Scout from Strasburg to Moorefield and New Creek WV and Winchester VA
Jun 24, 1862 - Skirmish at Milford VA
Jun 25, 1862 - Skirmish at Mungo Flats WV
Jun 26, 1862 - The Mountain Department and the Departments of the Rappahannock and of the Shenandoah merged into the Army of Virginia, under Maj Gen John Pope, US Army. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, Constituted 
Jun 26, 1862 - Maj Gen John Pope, US Army, assumes command of the Army of Virginia. Maj Gen N P Banks and Irvin McDowell, US Army, assume command of the 2nd and 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia
Jun 29, 1862 - Maj Gen Franz Sigel, US Army, assumes command of the 1st corps, Army of Virginia. Affair at Moorefield WV
Jun 29-30, 1862 - Reconnaissance from Front Royal to Luray VA and skirmish
Jul 1, 1862 - Skirmish near Fort Furnace, Powell's Big Fort Valley VA
Jul 2, 1862 - Reconnaissance up Powell's Big Fort Valley VA
Jul 12-17, 1862 - Reconnaissance to Culpeper, Orange, and Madison court-Houses VA
Jul 13, 1862 - Jackson's forces advance from Hanover Court-House upon Gordonsville VA. Skirmish at Rapidan Station VA
Jul 15, 1862 - Skirmish at Orange Court-House VA. Skirmish near Middletown VA
Jul 17, 1862 - Skirmish near Gordonsville VA
Jul 19-20, 1862 - Expedition from Fredericksbrg to Beaver Dam Station VA
Jul 21, 1862 - Occupation of Luray VA
Jul 22, 1862 - Affair at Verdon VA. Reconnaissances from Luray to Columbia Bridge and White House Ford VA
Jul 22-24, 1862 - Reconnaissance to James City and Madison Court-House VA
Jul 23, 1862 - Maj Gen Henry W Halleck assumes command of the Armies of the United States
Jul 23, 1862 - Skirmishes near Carmel Church VA
Jul 24-26, 1862 - Reconnaissance from Fredericksburg toward Orange Court-House VA. Scout in Wyoming County WV
Jul 25, 1862 - Affair at Summerville WV
Jul 26, 1862 - Reconnaissance toward Orange Court-House VA
Jul 27, 1862 - Skirmish at Flat Top Mountain WV
Jul 28, 1862 - Reconnaissance from Culpeper to Raccoon Ford VA
Jul 29, 1862 - Operations about Orange Court-House VA
Aug 1, 1862 - Skirmish at Barnett's Ford VA
Aug 2, 1862 - Skirmish at Orange Court-House VA
Aug 2-5, 1862 - Scout from Meadow Bluff to the Greenbrier River WV
Aug 2-8, 1862 - Operations about Wyoming court-House WV
Aug 3, 1862 - Skirmish on Greenbrier River WV
Aug 4-8, 1862 - Stuart's Expedition from Hanover Court-House to the vicinity of Fredericksburg VA
Aug 5, 1862 - Skirmish at Thornburg, or Massaponax Church VA. Skirmish at Wyoming court-House WV
Aug 5-8, 1862 - Expedition from Frdericksburg to Frederick's Hall Station, with skirmishes
Aug 6, 1862 - Action at Thornburg, or Massaponax church VA. Skirmish at Beech Creek WV. Skirmish at Pack's Ferry, New River WV
Aug 7, 1862 - Skirmish at Wolftown VA
Aug 8, 1862 - Skirmish near Slaughter's House VA. Action near Madison court-House VA
Aug 9, 1862 - Battle of Cedar Run, or Cedar (or Slaughter) Mountain VA
Aug 10, 1862 - Skirmish at Cedar Run VA
Aug 11, 1862 - Jackson's corps retires to the vicinity of Gordonsville VA
Aug 13, 1862 - Orders issued for movement of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Peninsula to Gordonsville VA. Reconnaissance toward Orange Court-House VA, and skirmish
Aug 13-14, 1862 - Skirmishes at Blue Stone WV
Aug 15-16, 1862 - Expedition from Fredericksburg to Port Royal VA
Aug 16, 1862 - Skirmish at Wire Bridge WV
Aug 16-Sep 2, 1862 - Campaign in Northern Virginia
Aug 18, 1862 - Skirmish at Huttonsville WV
Aug 22-Sep 19, 1862 - Jenkins' expedition in West Virginia and Ohio
Aug 23, 1862 - Skirmish at Moorefield WV. Capture of train between Harper's Ferry and Winchester. Affair at Smithfield VA

Nov 25, 1862 - Fitz John Porter court-Martial