The American Civil War - Chronologically

Oct. 28, 1862  White's Ford North of Leesburg, VA "Unions troops cross at White's Ford as part of the long-delayed Federal advance after the Battle of Antietam ."

Oct. 12, 1862 White's Ford  North of Leesburg, VA "Confederate Gen. JEB Stuart and his cavalrymen return from Maryland after a raid to Chambersburg, PA."   

Oct. 3, 1862 Lincoln visits McClellan and Reviews V Corps at Grove Farm  Sharpsburg, MD Grove Farm — Antietam Campaign 1862 — A Visit from the President At the time of the bloody Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, this house was the home of Stephen P. Grove, and this was his farm. The Federal Army of the Potomac camped throughout the area after the battle; the Grove house became the headquarters of Gen. Fitz-John Porter, commander of the V Corps. At the time of the bloody Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, this house was the home of Stephen P. Grove, and this was his farm. The Federal Army of the Potomac camped throughout the area after the battle; the Grove house became the headquarters of Gen. Fitz-John Porter, commander of the V Corps. The men conferred at McClellan’s headquarters, then came here on October 3 to attend a review of the V Corps in nearby fields.  Afterward they posed here for Alexander Gardner, one of Mathew Brady’s photographers. Lincoln and M...

Sept. 18-20, 1862 Battle of Shepherdstown aka the Battle of Boteler's Ford Jefferson County, [West] Virginia on the Potomac River McClellan- Fitz John Porter V Corps (relieving Brig. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton who really got the chase started): including the 4th Michigan, and especially featuring the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (the Corn Regiment), led by Col. Charles Prevost until he is seriously injured here  vs. Lee's retreat from Maryland back into Virginia - "minister-artillerist" Brig. Gen. William N. Pendleton as the rearguard, then Jackson dispatches Maj. Gen. A P. Hill's Light Division * Even before this battle, Confederate wounded were pouring into Shepherdstown after South Mountain and Antietam  * After Antietam, McClellan eventually sends troops to pursue the fleeing Confederates. * Poor Pendleton's men are in charge of the rearguard defenses, despite being heavily engaged at Antietam.  * At first the Union peruses across the Potomac river e...

Sept. 18-19, 1862 Army of Northern Virginia Withdraws across Blackford's Ford Sharpsburg. MD https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=1953  "Also known as Boteler’s, Pack Horse and Shepherdstown Ford. “Stonewall” Jackson’s command crossed here en route from Harper’s Ferry to Sharpsburg. Here the entire Army of Northern Virginia withdrew into Virginia, Sept. 18–19, 1862, following the Battle of Antietam ." Sept. view of Shepherdstown  Also the boyhood home of Henry Kyd Douglas is here-ish. His other home is in Hagerstown and I'm tired of hearing about him.  https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=1877 " The boyhood home of Colonel Henry Kyd Douglas, a member of Stonewall Jackson’s staff. Sept. 18, 1862, Federal troops occupied these premises and confined the Douglas family. June 18, 1863, Headquarters of Confederate Maj. Gen. Edward Johnson, en route to Pennsylvania." https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=58252 "The brick home in front of you (Picture included) once stood at the heart ...

Sept. 17, 1862 Antietam Sharpsburg, MD (Washington County) McClellan (Hooker's 1st Corps; Burnside's IX Corps) vs Lee (John Bell Hood's Division; A.P. Hill's Division) * Deadliest Day in American History (Deadliest One-Day Battle in American Military History) * Union finally wins against the Confederates in the East; Arguably inconclusive because the McClellan didn't send in 1/3 of his troops and then didn't pursue; Lincoln claims it as a victory and then issues the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation * You gotta visit this one, if you visit any battlefield; forget about Gettysburg , AKA the Disneyworld of the Civil War. I have visited here many times, so this blog entry is a mess . Unlike my gloriously massive entry for Third Winchester , in which all the markers are arranged chronologically to represent the full day of battle, here I'm just dumping more monuments each time I visit. Sorry/Not Sorry.   https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=156432 Early morning on t...