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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.