Civil War Timeline / Chronology for June 1862

June 1, 1862	Jefferson Davis replaces wounded Army of Northern Virginia commander Joseph E. Johnston with Robert E. Lee
	Robert E. Lee
	Joseph E. Johnston
	Jefferson Davis
	Army of Northern Virginia
June 1, 1862	Robert E. Lee issue the first orders bearing the name Army of Northern Virginia
	Robert E. Lee
	Army of Northern Virginia
June 2, 1862	James Andrews escapes Swims Jail, Chattanooga. He is recaptured the next day
	The Great Locomotive Chase
June 4, 1862	Confederates evacuate Fort Pillow, now a lone garrison on the Mississippi in northern Tennessee	Tennessee
June 5, 1862	Abraham Lincoln is authorized by Congress to establish diplomatic relationships with the "Negro nations" of Haiti and Liberia
June 6, 1862	Battle of Harrisonburg	Virginia
June 6, 1862	Following a naval battle where Union rams and gunboats easily defeated a makeshift Confederate navy, Federal forces occupy Memphis	Tennessee
	Queen of the West
June 6, 1862	U. S. Brigadier General Jeremiah Sullivan captures Jackson, Tennessee.	Tennessee
June 7, 1862	James Andrews is hung in Atlanta
	The Great Locomotive Chase
June 7, 1862	Benjamin Butler has William Mumford executed for tearing down the U. S. flag from the Mint in New Orleans.
	Benjamin Butler
June 7, 1862	Union forces shell Chattanooga from the north side of the Tennessee River.
June 8, 1862	Battle of Cross Keys Battle of Union Church While Robert Ewell [CS] defeated John Fremont [US], Stonewall Jackson guarded Ewell's rear against an attack by James Shields [US].	Virginia
	John C. Fremont
	Stonewall Jackson
June 9, 1862	Battle of Port Republic Leaving a brigade to protect against action by Fremont, Robert Ewell [CS] crosses the Shenandoah in support of Stonewall Jackson [CS] in his action againt James Shields [US], resulting in a Confederate victory	Virginia
	Stonewall Jackson
June 10, 1862	General Henry Halleck assigns Ulysses S. Grant, Don Carlos Buell, and John Pope to corps commanders
	John Pope
June 12, 1862 June 15, 1862	J. E. B. Stuart "rides around the Union Army," raiding supplies and battling small groups of Yankess during the Peninsula Campaign.	Virginia
	J. E. B. Stuart
	Peninsula Campaign
	Stuart's Ride Around McClellan
	John Mosby
June 16, 1862	Battle of Secessionville Battle of Fort Johnson Brigadier General H. W. Benham [US] attacks forces under Brigadier General Nathan "Shanks" Evans near Charleston	South Carolina
June 17, 1862	Battle of St. Charles Battle of White River	Arkansas
June 17, 1862	Congress frees all slaves in territories of the United States
June 17, 1862	The commands of John C. Fremont [US] and Nathanael Banks [US] are consolidated under John Pope [US]. Fremont resigns.
	John Pope
	Army of Virginia
	Nathaniel Banks
June 17, 1862	Braxton Bragg assumes command of the Army of Mississippi, relieving P. G. T. Beauregard	Mississippi
	Braxton Bragg
	P. G. T. Beauregard
June 18, 1862	6 members of Andrews Raiders are hung in Atlanta
	The Great Locomotive Chase
June 18, 1862	Union forces capture the Cumberland Gap	Virginia Kentucky Tennessee
June 19, 1862	Lincoln signs the bill forbidding slavery in U. S. Territories
	Abraham Lincoln
June 21, 1862	Ulysses S. Grant ordered to Memphis to become district commander	Tennessee
	Ulysses S. Grant
June 23, 1862	Robert E. Lee plans a counterattack against Union forces preparing to lay siege to Richmond at the Dabbs House	Virginia
	Robert E. Lee
	Seven Days Retreat
	Stonewall Jackson
	Daniel Harvey Hill
	James Longstreet
June 25, 1862	Battle of Oak Grove Battle of The Orchards Joseph Hooker [US] tries to push forward to gain ground for better positioning of McClellan's siege guns	Virginia
	George McClellan
	Seven Days Retreat
	Battle of Oak Grove
	Joseph Hooker
	Benjamin Huger
June 25, 1862 July 1, 1862	A series of closely linked battles known as The Seven Days Battle or The Seven Day Retreat start near Mechanicsville as the Army of the Potomac begins its advance to Richmond.	Virginia
	George McClellan
	Seven Days Retreat
	Robert E. Lee
June 26, 1862	Battle of Mechanicsville [CS] Battle of Beaver Dam Creek [US] Battle of Ellerson's Mill [Alternate] Battle of Ellison's Mill [Alternate:misspelling] Daniel Harvey Hill [CS] attacks Fitz-John Porter [US].	Virginia
	Seven Days Retreat
	George McClellan
	Battle of Beaver Dam Creek
	Fitz-John Porter
	A. P. Hill
	Robert E. Lee
	George Meade
	John Reynolds
June 26, 1862	Major General John Pope assumes command of all Union forces in the state of Virginia with the exception of the Army of the Potomac. This is simply called the Army of Virginia
	John Pope
June 27, 1862	Battle of Gaines Mill [US] Battle of First Cold Harbor [CS] Battle of the Chickahominy [Alternate] John Bell Hood [CS] and George Pickett [CS] breakthrough Fitz John Porter's [US] line, forcing Union troops south of the Chickahominy River and severing McClellan's supply line to Eltham's Landing (White House, West Point)	Virginia
	Seven Days Retreat
	John Bell Hood
	Battle of Gaines Mill
	Daniel Harvey Hill
	A. P. Hill
	Fitz-John Porter
	Gouverneur K. Warren
	George Pickett
	George Meade
	John Reynolds
June 29, 1862	Battle of Peach Orchard Battle of Orchard Station [Alt.] Battle of Allen's Farm [Alt.]	Virginia
	Seven Days Retreat
	John Magruder
	Edwin Vose Sumner
June 29, 1862	Battle of Savage's Station	Virginia
	George McClellan
	Lafayette McLaws
	Seven Days Retreat
	Edwin Vose Sumner
	Battle of Savage's Station
June 29, 1862	During the Battle of Peach Orchard Confederate Brigadier General Richard Griffith is killed by an artillery blast	Virginia
	Generals Who Died In the Civil War
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
	Samuel Heintzelman
	George Meade
	Joseph Hooker
	James Longstreet
	A. P. Hill