The American Civil War - Chronologically

May 15, 1862 Drewry's Bluff   Chesterfield, VA * Union Navy (including The Monitor ) versus Confederate heavy guns on shore. Part of the Union's Peninsula Campaign to take Richmond, this is a month before the 7 Days Battles; the ships are turned back. * Two years later, almost to the day, Butler will be back here knocking on the door of Richmond again.   We are starting at Osbourne's Landing, which is across the river (and a little South) from Drewry's actual bluff.  https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=258965 Naval Assault at Drewry’s Bluff On May 15, 1862 a small federal fleet including the ironclads, the Monitor, the Galena, and three wooden war ships sailed up the James River to try to enter the Confederate capital at Richmond. Their efforts were blocked at Drewry’s Bluff by Confederates with heavy sea coast guns and a channel loaded with sunken vessels. Neither Union ship could elevate its guns to damage Confederates on the high bluff.* The Galena received extens...

May 8, 1862 The Battle of McDowell Highland County, Virginia Brig. Generals Robert H Milroy and Robert C. Schenck ( Union skirmishers from the  32nd Ohio Infantry ,  73rd Ohio Infantry , and  3rd West Virginia Infantry ; some units from CT too) vs. Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson ( a brigade of five regiments of infantry and two artillery batteries commanded by Brigadier General  Charles S. Winder , a brigade of three infantry regiments, an infantry battalion, and two artillery batteries commanded by  Colonel   John A. Campbell , and a brigade of three infantry regiments and one artillery battery commanded by Brigadier General  William B. Taliaferro ) ; reinforced by Brig. Gen. Edward "Allegheny" Johnson ( brigade of three infantry regiments commanded by Colonel  Zephaniah T. Conner  and a second brigade of three infantry regiments commanded by Colonel  William C. Scott , a ll  from  Virginia , except for one  Georgia  re...