The American Civil War - Chronologically

Dec. 13-14, 1862 Battle of Kinston Kinston, NC Gen. John G. Foster's Division of 10,000 infantry, 650 cavalry, and 40 cannons; Gen. Henry Wessells vs. General Nathan G. “Shanks” Evan’s Brigade:  James D. Radcliffe’s 61st North Carolina Infantry, 17th South Carolina, and Holcombe’s Legion, another South Carolina unit, camped at or near Harriet’s Chapel * I came here because it is where the Confederates retreated after New Bern . But the city had a later battle of its own too.  * A word of explanation: why are these pictures in the pitch dark? The answer is because after my lovely day visiting New Bern and Fort Mason - I got really sick. I left my NC AirBnB in the middle of the night with a high fever and started driving home - but I wasn't going to miss those nearby sites. So maybe I didn't get out of the car for all of theses markers - but I saw them! Apologies for the dim lighting, and no- I'm not going back.  I do love this creepy shot most of all:   http...

Nov. 10, 1862 Burnside's Grand Review and McClellan's Farewell Warrenton, Virginia, in Fauquier County https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=108463 McClellan’s Farewell After President Abraham Lincoln relieved Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan of command of the Army of the Potomac on 7 Nov. 1862, the general composed a farewell order. It was read to the army by divisions on 10 Nov. when the new commander, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, held a grand review of the army about half a mile north of here . Both Burnside and McClellan attended, and the three-mile-long line of soldiers cheered McClellan heartily, many weeping. This closed McClellan’s military career. He returned home to Trenton, N.J. and ran unsuccessfully against Lincoln on the Democratic Party ticket in 1864. Erected 1997 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number C-9. )

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...