17/07/2017 · American Civil War Events of 1862 1862 became witness to the rise of General Ulysses S. Grant's mastery of the battlefield and the ironclad USS Monitor secured its place in U.S. Naval history. The first full year of the war showed skillful political execution by President Lincoln in his handling of the Trent Affair, which helped to keep Britain out of the American conflict.

Pope's Campaign—July-August 1862 These photographs depict Pope's Campaign, spanning July to August 1862. The first two photographs reflect McDowell shielding Washington during the Peninsular Campaign; thereafter the movement, like Pope's, is retrograde, from Cedar Mountain near the Rapidan River back to Bull Run again, in general along the line of the Orange and …

General Lee’s first incursion into Northern territory ended with heavy Union and Confederate losses along Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, when more than 23,000 men were killed, wounded, or missing in action in …

Historic Event. Feb 25 First Legal Tender Act 1862 is passed by the US Congress, authorizing the United States Note (greenback) into circulation, the first fiat paper money that was legal tender in America. 16th US President Abraham Lincoln. Feb 26 Battle of Woodburn, Kentucky.

Historical Events for the Year 1862. 16th January » Hartley Colliery Disaster: 204 men and boys killed in a mining disaster, prompted a change in UK law which henceforth required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. 19th January » American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs The Confederate States of America known as ...

For the first time in history two ironclad ships battled. The battle lasted for about 4 hours. Neither side won the battle. The Confederate ironclad was an old wooden ship called the Merrimac which had been rebuilt with iron all around the boat then renamed the Virginia.The Merrimac had sunk several Union ships in the past months.The North decided to build an ironclad ship to fight it.

Some major battles in 1862 were the Battle of Shiloh, the battle of, the battle of the Monitor vs. Virginia, the battle of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, the battle of New Orleans, and the battle of Pea Ridge, and the battle of Roanoke Islands, were most the major battles in 1862.

1862 March 9, 1862 - The USS Monitor won the battle against the Confederate ironclad Virginia off the coast of Hampton Roads, Virginia. April 7, 1862 - The Army of the Tennessee, under General Grant, repulses the Confederate advance of the day earlier at the Battle of Shiloh , Tennessee, one of the largest battles of the western theatre in the U.S. Civil War.