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Fort Donelson fell to the Union army February 16, 1862.
Cedar Mountain.
The Battle of Baton Rouge took place on August 5, 1862. It was fought between the Union and the Confederacy. The Union Army claimed victory.
The Peninsula Campaign was fought from March to July 1862 by the Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George McClellan. McClellan's overcautious approach led to a retreat by his army to the James River and it was eventual recalled to the defense of Washington DC in August 1862.
On March 11, 1862. On March 11, 1862,Lincoln relieved McClellan as General-in-Chief and took direct command of the Union armies. On November 2, 1862, Lincoln named Ambrose E. Burnside as Commander of the Army of the Potomac, replacing McClellan.
VII Corps - Union Army - was created in 1862.
VI Corps - Union Army - was created in 1862.
XII Corps - Union Army - was created in 1862.
XVIII Corps - Union Army - was created in 1862.
VIII Corps - Union Army - was created in 1862.
Major General Irvin McDowell actually had two stints as commander of the Union Army. The first was from March 13, 1862 until April 4, 1862. The second was from June 26, 1862 _ September 5, 1862.
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In 1862, Congress passed a law to allow African Americans to join the Union Army.
Credit for the Union's capture of Roanoke Island in 1862 was granted to the Union army and navy. Admiral Goldsborough supplied the ships and gun fire to protect the landing army forces of General Ambrose Burnside. With that said, the victory was shared by both Union commanders.
Fort Donelson fell to the Union army February 16, 1862.
The Confederate Army of Tennessee was formed on November 20, 1862. It was encamped near Murfeesboro, TN. After an inconclusive battle against Union General Rosecrans, the Army moved down to Tullahoma, TN.
The Union Army, which at dawn of Sept. 17, 1862 attacked the Confederate lines.