Civil War Actions 1862

 

Feb 2 Skirmish Morgan County

Feb 2-6 Operations against Fort Henry

Feb 6 ` Capture Fort Henry

Feb 12-16 Investment Battles and Capture Fort Donelson

Feb14 Skirmish near Cumberland Gap

Feb 19-21 Expedition to Clarksville

Feb 25 Occupation of Nashville

March 1 Skirmish Pittsburg Landing

March 8 Skirmish, Nashville

March 8 Operations near Nashville

March 9 Action, Granny White Pike, near Nashville

March 9-14 Exp toward Purdy and operations Crump’s Landing

March 11 Action Paris

March 13 Destruction Beach Creek Bridge

March 14-15 Expedition to Memphis and Charleston R R

March 14-17 Expedition from Savannah to Creek Miss and occupation of Pittsburg Landing

Mar 15-Apr 8 Siege and Capture, Island No. 10

Mar 15-16 Action, Island No. 10

Mar 15-18 Operations about Gallatin

Mar 16 Skirmish Pittsburg Landing

Mar 16 Skirmish Black Jack Forest

Mar 21-23 Reconnaissance to Cumberland Gap and Skirmishes

Mar 24 Skirmish Camp Jackson

Mar 25 Reconnaissance to Agnew’s Ferry

Mar 25-28 Reconnaissance from Murfreesborough, Shelbyvllle. Tullahoma, Manchester. and McMinnvIlle

Mar 28 Expedition to Morgan County

Mar 28-Jun 18 Campaign, Cumberland Gap

Mar 30-31 Descent on and capture, Union City

Mar 31 Skirmish, Purdy Rd, near Adamsville

Mar 31-Apr 2 Expedition to Paris

Apr 1 Expedition to Paris Expedition from Pittsburg Landing to Eastport. Miss and Chickasaw, Ala

Apr 3 Reconnaissance from Savannah to Eastport, Miss and Chickasaw. Ala

Apr 4 Skirmish, Lawrenceburg

Apr 4 Action near Pittsburg Landing

Apr 6 Action, Island No, 10

Apr 6-7 Battle of Pittsburg Landing or Shiloh

Apr 7-12 PIttlnger’s Raid on Georgia State RR

Apr 8 Reconnaissance from Shlloh Battlefield

Apr 10 Action, Paris

Apr 11 Skirmish, Wartrace

Apr 12-13 Expedition from Pittsburg Landing to Chickasaw and Bear Creek, Ala

Apr 15 Skirmish, Pea Ridge

Apr 17 Affair near Woodson’s Gap

Apr 17 Skirmish near Monterey

Apr 24 Skirmish, Shelbyville Pike

Apr 24 Action, Lick Creek

Apr 26 Skirmish, Atkin’s Mill

Apr 27 Skirmish, Pea Ridge

Apr 28 Skirmish Cumberland Mt

Apr 28-29 Skirmishes, Monterey

Apr 28-29 Reconnaissance to Monterey

Apr 28-29 Skirmished, Purdy

Apr 29 Skirmish, Cumberland Gap

May 1 Skirmish, near Pulaski

May 2-9 Expedition from Trenton to Paris and Dresden

May 4 Action, Pulaski

May 5 Skirmish, Dresden

May 5 Skirmish, Lockridge’s Miller

May 5 Action, Lebanon

May 7 Skirmish, Purdy

May 9 Skirmish, ELk Run, near Bethel

May 10 Action, Fort Pillow

May 11 Skirmish, Pulaski

May 14 Skirmish, Fayetteville

May 19-23 Expedition down Mississippi River to Fort Pillow

May 20 Skirmish, Elk River

May 22 Skirmish, Winchester

May 24 Skirmish, Winchester

May 25 Skirmish, Winchester

May 26 Skirmish, Fayetteville

May 30 Burning, Cypress Creek

June 4 Action, Jasper

June 4 Skirmish, Winchester

June 5 Capture of Fort Pillow

June 6 Battle of Memphis

June 7 Capture of Jackson

June 7 Skirmish, Readyville

June 7 Skirmish, Chattanooga

June 8 Skirmish, Chattanooga

June 10 Skirmish, Winchester

June 10 Skirmishes, Wilson’s and Roger’s Gap

June 11-13 Skirmishes, Big Creel Gap

June 15 Action, Big Creek Gap

June 16 Skirmish, Winchester

June 18 Occupation of Cumberland Gap

June 18 Skirmish Wilson’s Gap

June 18 Skirmish, Rankin’s Ferry, near Jasper

June 21 Skirmish Shellmound

June 21 Skirmish, Rankin’s Ferry, near Jasper

June 21 Skirmish, Shelbyville

June 21 Skirmish, Battle Creek

June 25 Skirmish, Germantown

June 25 Affair, LaFayette Station

June 28 Skirmish, Sparta

June 30 Skirmish, Powell River

June 30 Skirmish, Leach’s Ford

July 5 Skirmish, Battle Creek

July 5 Affair, Waldron’s Ridge

July 13 Action and Surrender, Murfeesborough

July 13 Skirmish, near Wolf River

July 15 Skirmish, Wallace’s Cross Roads

July 15 Skirmish near Decatur

July 17 Skirmish between Mt Pleasant and Columbia

July 19 Raid on Brownsville

July 20 Skirmish, Battle Creek

July 21 Skirmish near Nashville

July 22 Affair, Tazewell

July 25 Skirmish, Clinton Ferry

July 25 Skirmish, Brownsville

July 26 Skirmish, Tazewell

July 27 Skirmish near Toone’s Station or Lower Post Ferry

July 28 Skirmish, near Humbolt

July 29 Affair, Hatchie Bottom, near Denmark

July 29 Skirmish, Brownsville

Aug 2-6 Operations about Cumberland Gap

Aug 3 Skirmish, Nonconah Creek

Aug 3 Action, Medon

Aug 4 Skirmish, Sparta

Aug 5 Skirmish, Sparta

Aug 6 Skirmish, Salem

Aug 6 Skirmish, Rickett’s Hill

Aug 6 Action, Tazewell

Aug 7 Skirmish, Trenton

Aug 7 Skirmish, Wood Springs, near Dyersburg

Aug 10-11 Reconnaissance from Brownsville Hatchie River

Aug 11 Affair, Kinderhook

Aug 11 Skirmish, Saulsbury

Aug 11 Skirmish, Williamsport

Aug 12 Skirmish, Gallatin

Aug 13 Skirmish, Huntsville, Scott Co

Aug 13 Skirmish, Gallatin

Aug 13 Affair, near Medon

Aug 14 Skirmish, Mount Pleasant

Aug 14 Skirmish, Rogers’ Gap

Aug 16 Skirmish, Merriweather’s Ferry, Obion River

Aug 16 Skirmish, Cumberland Gap

Aug 17 Skirmish, Pine Mountain

Aug 18 Surrender of Clarksville

Aug 18 Skirmish, near Dyersburg

Aug 19-21 Raid on Louisville and Nashville RR

Aug 20 Skirmish, Murfreesborough

Aug 20 Skirmish near Edgefield Junction

Aug 20 Skirmishes Pilot Knob Drake’s and Manscoe Creek

Aug 21 Action Hartsvllle Road near Gallatin

Aug 23 Skirmish near Fort Donelson

Aug 25 Skirmish, Fort Donelson

Aug 25 Skirmish, Murfreesborough

Aug 26 Skirmish, Cumberland Iron Works

Aug 26 Skirmish, Cumberland Gap

Aug 27 Skirmish, Fort McCook, Battle Creek

Aug 27 Skirmish, Richland Creek, near Pulaski

Aug 27 Skirmish near Reynolds Station, Nash and Decatur R R

Aug 27 Skirmish near Cumberland Gap

Aug 27 Skirmish Murfreesborough

Aug 27 Skirmish Round Mountain near Woodbury

Aug 29 Action Short Mt Cross Roads near McMinnvllle

Aug 29  Skirmish McMinnvllle

Aug 30 Skirmish Little Pond near McMinnvllle

Aug 30 Action Bolivar

Aug 30 Skirmish Altamont

Aug 30 Action Medon Station Miss Central RR

Aug 31 Action Toone’s Station Miss Central R R Skirmish Rogers Gap

Sep 1 Action Brltton’s Lane near Denmark

Sept 2 Skirmish near Memphis

Sep 2 Skirmish near Nashville

Sep 4 Skirmish Big Creek Gap

Sep 5 Skirmish Burnt Bridge near Humboldt

Sep 5-10 Expedition from Fort Donelson to Clarksville

Sep 8-10 Affair on Gallatin Road

Sep 6 Skirmish New Providence Expedition from Cumberland Gap to Pine Mountain

Sep 7 Skirmish near Murfreesborough

Sep 7 Skirmish Pine Mountain Gap

Sep 7 Skirmish Riggin’s Hill

Sep 8-13 Expedition from Memphis to Coldwater and Hernando Miss

Sep 9 Skirmish, Columbia

Sep 10 Skirmish, Columbia

Sep 10 Operations at Rogers and Big Creek Gaps

Sep 11 Skirmish Tyree Springs

Sep 13 Skirmish Tyree Springs

Sep 14 Skirmish Somervllle

Sep 17 Skirmish, Durhamsvllle

Sep 17- Oct 3 Evacuation of Cumberland Gap and retreat to Greenupburg. Ky

Sep 18-23 Operations about Forts Donelson Henry and Skirmishes

Sep 19-20 Skirmishes, Brentwood

Sep 20-22 Expedition from Bolivar to Grand Junction and La Grange and Skirmishes

Sep 21 Skirmish Mlddleburg

Sep 21 Skirmish Van Buren

Sep 21 Skirmish Bolivar

Sep 23 Skirmish Wolf Creek Bridge

Sep 25 Affair Randolph

Sep 25 Skirmish Davis Bridge Hatchie River

Sep 26 Skirmish Pocahontas

Sep 30 Skirmish Goodlettsville

Oct– Skirmish Wagner’s Landing

Oct– Affair LaFayette

Oct 1 Skirmish near Nashville

Oct 1 Skirmish Davis Bridge

Oct 1 Skirmish Gallatin

Oct 3 Skirmish near LaFayette Landing

Oct 4 Skirmish Mlddletown

Oct 5 Skirmish Fort Riley near Nashville

Oct 5 Skirmish Neely’s Bend Cumberland River

Oct 5 Skirmishes Chewalla and Big Hill

Oct 5 Engagement Hatchie or Davis Bridge Hatchie or Metamora

Oct 7 Action Bolivar Action near LaVergne

Oct 9 Affair near Humboldt

Oct 10 Skirmish Medon Station

Oct 11 Action Lawrenceburg

Oct 11 Action Battle Creek

Oct 13 Skirmish Lebanon Road near Nashville

Oct 15 Skirmish Neely’s Bend, Cumberland River

Oct 17 Skirmish Island No Ten, Mississippi River

Oct 20 Action Hermitage Ford

Oct 20 Skirmish Gallatin Pike near Nashville

Oct 20 Skirmish Cumberland River near Nashville

Oct 21 Skirmish Woodvllle

Oct 21-24 Scout from Memphis to Colliersville Hickory Shelby Depot and Switch and Skirmishes

Oct 22 Skirmish Waverly

Oct 22 Skirmish Shelby Depot

Oct 23 Skirmishes near Waverly and Richland Creek

Oct 24 Skirmish near White Oak Springs

Oct 28 Skirmish Waverly

Nov 4 Reconnaissance from La Grange to Somerville

Nov 5 Reconnaissance from La Grange toward Lamar, Miss

Nov 5 Engagement Nashville

Nov 5 Skirmish Mitchellsville

Nov 6 Skirmish La Grange

Nov 6 Skirmish Saundersvllle

Nov 6 Skirmish White Range

Nov 7 Skirmish Gallatin

Nov 7 Skirmish Edgefield

Nov 7 Skirmish Tyree Springs

Nov 8 Skirmish Murfreesborough Pike

Nov 8 Skirmish Cumberland River near Gallatin

Nov 8-9 Reconnaissance from La Grange

Nov 9 Action, Murfreesborough Pike

Nov 9 Skirmish Silver Springs

Nov 9 Skirmish Lebanon

Nov 11 Skirmish Huntsville

Nov 13 Skirmish near Nashville

Nov 15-20 Reconnaissance from Edgefield Junction toward Clarksville

Nov 17-20 Expedition from Sparta into Kentucky

Nov 18 Action Rural Hill

Nov 18 Skirmish Double Bridges

Nov 19 Reconnaissance toward La Vergne

Nov 19-20 Expedition from Grand Junction to Ripley, Miss

Nov 23 Skirmish La Vergne

Nov 25 Skirmish Clarksville

Nov 25 Capture Henderson Station

Nov 26 Skirmish near Sumerville

Nov 26-27 Reconnaissance to La Vergne

Nov 26-27 Operations about Springfield

Nov 26-Dec 1 Expedition from Edgefield to Shoals and Clarksville

Nov 27 Reconnaissance to Mill Creek

Nov 27 Skirmish, Mill Creek

Nov 27 Skirmish, La Vergne,  Scrougesville

Nov 28 Skirmishes Carthage Road near Hartsville and Rome

Nov 28-30 Expedition from Edgefield to Clarksville and Harpeth Shoals

Nov 29- Dec 1 Reconnaissance from Stewart’s Ferry, Stone’s River to Baird’s Mills

Dec 1 Skirmish Nolensville

Dec 2 Skirmish Hardee’s Pike near Nashville

Dec 4 Affair Stewart’s Perry, Stone’s River

Dec 4 Skirmish Franklin Pike near Hollow Tree Gap

Dec 6 Skirmish Kimbrough’s Mills Mill Creek

Dec Skirmish Lebannon

Dec 7 Action and Capture Hartsville

Dec 9 Skirmish Dobbins Ferry near La Vergne

Dec 9 Reconnaissance toward Franklin

Dec 9 Skirmish near Brentwood

Dec 11 Skirmish Wilson’s Creek Pike

Dec 11 Skirmish La Vergne

Dec 11 Skirmish near Nashville

Dec 11-12 Reconnaissance from Nashville to Franklin

Dec 12 Action Franklin

Dec 14 Expedition Nashville and skirmish on Franklin Pike

Dec 15 Skirmish near Murfreesborough

Dec 18 Skirmish Lexington

Dec 18-Jan 3 ’63 Operations against Forest In West Tennessee etc

Dec 19 Affair Spring Creek

Dec 19 Engagement Salem Cemetery near Jackson

Dec 19 Affair Carroll Station

Dec 20 Capture Trenton

Dec 20 Reconnaissance from Rural Hill

Dec 20 Skirmish Nolensvllle

Dec 20 Action Humboldt

Expedition (Sherman’s) from Memphis to Yazoo River and operations against Vicksburg, Miss

Dec 20 Skirmish RR Crossing Forked Deer River

Dec 20-Jan 5 ’63 Carter’s Raid Into Eastern Tennessee and Southwest Virginia

Dec 21 Skirmish Wilson’s Creek Pike

Dec 21 Capture of Union City by Forest

Dec 23 Skirmish near Nashville

Dec 24 Action Mlddlesburg

Dec 24 Skirmish near Nashville

Dec 24 Skirmish Bolivar

Dec 24-Jan 1 “63 Expedition into East Tennessee

Dec 25 Skirmish Wilson’s Creek Pike between Brentwood and Petersburg

Dec 25 Skirmish Prim’s Blacksmith Shop Edmonson Pike

Dec 26-30 Advance on Murfreesborough

Dec 26 Skirmish Franklin

Dec 26 Engagement Nolensville, Knob Gap

Dec 26-27 Engagement La Vergne

Dec 27 Skirmish, Jefferson Pike, Stewart’s Creek Bridge

Dec 27 Skirmish Triune

Dec 27 Skirmish Franklin

Dec 27 Skirmish near Huntingdon

Dec 27 Action Nolensville

Dec 27 Skirmish Murfreesborough Pike, Stewart’s Creek Bridge

Dec 27-28 Actions Triune

Dec 28 Skirmish Perkin’s Mill on Elk Fork

Dec 29 Skirmish Stewart’s Creek

Dec 29 Skirmish Lizzard’s between Triune Murfreesborough

Dec 29 Skirmish Wilkinson’s Cross Roads

Dec 29 Passage of Moccasin Gap

Dec 29-30 Skirmishes near Murfreesborough

Dec 29-30 Skirmishes Huntingdon

Dec 29-31 Operations near La Vergne

Dec 30 Engagement Parker’s Cross Roads

Dec 30 Affair Holston River

Dec 30 Skirmish Rock Spring

Dec 30 Skirmish Watauga Bridge, Carter’s Station

Dec 30 Skirmish Jefferson

Dec 30 Skirmish Nolensville

Dec 30 Skirmish La Vergne

Dec 30 Skirmish Union

Dec 30 Capture of Blountsville

Dec 30 Skirmish Clarksburg

Dec 30-Jan ’63 Battle of Stone’s River Murfreesborough

Dec 31 Skirmish Wilkinson’s Cross Roads

Dec 31 Skirmish Carter’s Depot

Dec 31 Engagement Red Mound or Parker’s Cross Roads

Dec 31 Action Overall’s Creek

Source: A compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Volume , The Dyer publishing company, 1908