Events and Battles in The Year 1862 in the Timeline of the American Civil War
List of Major Battles of 1862
February 8, Roanoke Island, North Carolina
March 8–9, Battle Of Hampton Roads, Virginia
June 26, Beaver Dam Creek, Virginia*
June 27, Gaines Mill, Virginia*
June 27–28, Garnett’s Farm and Golding’s Farm, Virginia*
June 29, Savage Station and Allen’s Farm, Virginia*
June 30, White Oak Swamp, Virginia*
June 30, Glendale, Virginia*
July 1, Malvern Hill, Virginia*
(*Collectively known as the Seven Days Campaign or Seven Days Battles.)
August 9, Battle of Cedar Mountain, Virginia
August 28–30, Second Battle of Bull Run Manassas, Virginia
September 12–15, Harpers Ferry, (West) Virginia
September 14, Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
September 17, Battle of Antietam / Sharpsburg
September 19–20, Shepherdstown, (West) Virginia
December 11–15, Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
February 6, Fort Henry, Tennessee
February 11–16, Siege of Fort Donelson, Tennessee
April 6–7, Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
May 25–30, Siege of Corinth, Corinth, Mississippi
June 28, Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi
August 29, Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
October 3–4, Battle of Corinth, Mississippi
October 5, Hatchie’s Bridge, Tennessee
October 8, Battle of Perryville, Kentucky.
December 31–January 2, Battle of Stones River / Murfreesboro, Tennessee
March 8, Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas
October 4, Battle of Galveston, Texas
To see a full timeline of all events from 1862 as well as 1861 -1865, please see our Civil War Timeline page.