The American Civil War - Chronologically

July 31, 1861 "Southern Sympathizers Sought" Bel Air, MD https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=248758 "I n July 31, 1861, Capt. Daniel Leasure and 300 men from his 12th Pennsylvania Infantry halted here at Bel Air's courthouse square. War had begun in earnest, the First Battle of Bull Run was fought on July 21, and many residents of Harford County harbored Southern sympathy. The Union troops were here to hunt out Confederate sympathizers and confiscate weapons from local militia units. After a brief halt at the courthouse, the troops moved out to block all the roads leading out of Bel Air and began rounding up local citizens including Capt. Archer Jarrett of the Harford Light Dragoon, Henry Farandis, former state senator, and Thomas Hays, merchant. Jarret was arrested, but refused to divulge the location of his militia's weapons. Leasure's men then searched the homes of Farandis and Hays, but found no arms. Hays was also arrested, but both he and Jarrett were released...

September 3, 1861 Skirmish at Gauley Bridge Gauley Bridge, WV McClellan: Gen. Jacob Cox (awaiting reinforcements from Rosecrans)> Col. Erasmus Tyler (7th OH) vs. Lee: (former VA Governor and Secretary of War) John B. Floyd / (also a former VA Governor and Floyd's rival) General Henry Wise > Gen. Henry Heth   * "A minor battle during the military campaign that secured Union occupation of West Virginia at the start of the American Civil War. " * "During the Civil War, the bridge was hotly contested as the Confederate and Union troops tried to gain a hold on the upper Kanawha River valley. From 1861 through 1862, Gauley Bridge changed hands three times until the confederate troops were pushed southeast into Greenbrier County. As troops battled over possession of the bridge, it was burned, rebuilt and burned again." * "The town achieved notoriety during the 1930s with the nearby construction of the Hawks Nest Dam and Tunnel. It was during the Great Depres...

July 21, 1861 First Bull Run or The Battle of First Manassas Prince William County, Virginia US- McDowell  vs CSA- Johnston, Beauregard * Feds repulse Rebel flanking attempt, but then retreat; Feds establish new line of defense outside Centerville * Relatively inconclusive, but a shock to the Feds and a boon to the Rebs.  So here's Manassas. The first time.  The hill where the most intense fighting took place. Near where Stonewall got his nickname, from General Bee, who then died.  https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=171758 "Thomas Jonathan Jackson 1824 1863 (Right Face) First Battle of Manassas July 21, 1861. (Left Face) “There Stands Jackson Like a Stone Wall” (Rear Face) ** Erected by ** The State of Virginia Under Act of 1938 Governors George C. Peery James H. Price Sponsors John W. Rust Henry T. Wickham Aubrey G. Weaver" "The War Over Memory Manassas National Battlefield Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior In 1938 the Sons of Confederate Veter...