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Samuel Heintzelman
| July 21, 1861 | (First) Manassas (Confederate)
(First) Bull Run (Union) About 25 miles southwest of Washington the first major battle of the Civil War pits Irvin McDowell [US] against P. G. T. Beauregard [CS] and Joe Johnston [CS]. |
Virginia |
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| First Manassas - First Bull Run | ||
| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
| Irvin McDowell | ||
| Joseph E. Johnston | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| James Longstreet | ||
| John B. Gordon | ||
| Stonewall Jackson | ||
| Richard Ewell | ||
| Samuel Garland | ||
| Ambrose Burnside | ||
| July 31, 1861 | 11 Union officers are submitted to Congress to be promoted to brigadier general | |
| William B. Franklin | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| March 8, 1862 | Abraham Lincoln, chagrined at George McClellan for not appointing corps commanders, names Edwin Vose Sumnner, Samuel Heintzelman, Erasmus Keyes and Irvin McDowell for him. | |
| Irvin McDowell | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| George McClellan | ||
| Edwin Vose Sumner | ||
| May 5, 1862 | Battle of Williamsburg
Major General James Longstreet [CS] nearly defeats Major General "Fighting Joe" Hooker [US] during a rear-guard action. |
Virginia |
| Peninsula Campaign | ||
| James Longstreet | ||
| Lafayette McLaws | ||
| George McClellan | ||
| Battle of Williamsburg | ||
| William Farrar Smith | ||
| Winfield Scott Hancock | ||
| Jubal Anderson Early | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| Samuel Garland | ||
| June 30, 1862 | Battle of Frayser's Farm
Battle of White Oak Swamp [Alt.] Battle of Glendale Many other names Robert E. Lee's [CS] last chance to cut the Army of the Potomac in two. George McClellan [US] withdraws to Malvern Hill. |
Virginia |
| Seven Days Retreat | ||
| Battle of Glendale | ||
| George Meade | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| James Longstreet | ||
| A. P. Hill | ||
| August 29, 1862 August 30, 1862 |
Second Manassas[CS]
Second Bull Run[US] General John Pope [US] lost to General Robert E. Lee[CS]. General James Longstreet's [CS] 28,000 man assault on August 30 was the largest simultaneous assault of the war in this Confederate victory. Union losses 13,830 Confederate losses 8,350 Also includes: Manassas Plains, Gainesville |
Virginia |
| James Longstreet | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Stonewall Jackson | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Second Manassas - Second Bull Run | ||
| Fitz-John Porter | ||
| Northern Virginia Campaign | ||
| John Pope | ||
| Gouverneur K. Warren | ||
| John Reynolds | ||
| Army of Virginia | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| September 9, 1862 | Samuel P. Heintzelman is put in command of defenses south of Washington, D. C. | |
| Washington D. C. | ||
| October 26, 1862 | Major General Samuel Heintzelman [US] is put in command of Union forces protecting Washington D. C., replacing Nathaniel Banks | |
| Nathaniel Banks | ||
| Washington D. C. |
Samuel Heintzelman
In 1851, Heintzelman was in command of Fort Yuma when he was forced to withdraw because of a supply problem. Leaving Thomas William Sweeny in charge of a small contingent of men, Heintzelman moved west to San Diego. Sweeny and his 10 men would be relieved late in the year.
When Juan Cortinas and 50 men seized Brownsville, Texas on September 28, 1859, there were no American troops in the area. Samuel Heintzelman, a West Point graduate, arrived in Brownsville on December 5 to quell any insurrection. Using a force of 150 men, mostly Texas Rangers, Heintzelman put down the Cortinas Revolt near Rio Grande City.
A corps commander in the field as part of the Army of the Potomac during the Peninsula Campaign and as part of the Army of Virginia during Second Manassas, Samuel Peter Heintzelman commanded the 22nd Corps responsible for the protection of Washington from 1863-1865.
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In 1851, Heintzelman was in command of Fort Yuma when he was forced to withdraw because of a supply problem. Leaving Thomas William Sweeny in charge of a small contingent of men, Heintzelman moved west to San Diego. Sweeny and his 10 men would be relieved late in the year.
When Juan Cortinas and 50 men seized Brownsville, Texas on September 28, 1859, there were no American troops in the area. Samuel Heintzelman, a West Point graduate, arrived in Brownsville on December 5 to quell any insurrection. Using a force of 150 men, mostly Texas Rangers, Heintzelman put down the Cortinas Revolt near Rio Grande City.
A corps commander in the field as part of the Army of the Potomac during the Peninsula Campaign and as part of the Army of Virginia during Second Manassas, Samuel Peter Heintzelman commanded the 22nd Corps responsible for the protection of Washington from 1863-1865.
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