The Fall Campaign in Virginia, 1862

Battle Chronology

  1. August 4 - Sperryville
    • CS - BG William Starke
      • 9th Division, Brigades 2 and 3
        • 3500 men, 12 guns involved
        • 780 men lost
    • US - BG Andrew Humphries (w) BG Erastus Tyler (k) Col Peter Allabach
      • IV Corps 3rd Division, Brigades 1 and 2
        • 3540 men, 10 guns involved
        • 1940 men, 4 guns lost

  2. August 11 - Front Royal
    • CS - MG Thomas Jackson
      • 6th Division - Brigades 1, 2, 3, 4 and artillery
      • 9th Division - Brigades 1, 2, 3 and 4
        • 13640 men, 50 guns involved
        • 340 men, 1 gun lost
    • US - MG Ambrose Burnside
      • VI Corps 1st Division, Brigades 1, 2, and 3
        • 4700 men, 10 guns involved
        • 2140 men, 4 guns lost

  3. August 16 - First Harpers Ferry (4 miles SW of Harpers Ferry)
    • CS - MG D. H. Hill
      • 7th Division: 1, 2, 3, and 4 Brigades
        • 6860 men, 18 guns involved
        • 660 men lost
    • US - Col Dixon Miles
      • Harpers Ferry Garrison
        • 5100 men, 8 guns involved
        • 5100 men, 8 guns lost (surrendered)

  4. August 21 - First Fredrick
    • CS - MG Thomas Jackson (k), MG D. H. Hill (w), MG A. P. Hill
      • 6th Division - Brigades 1, 2, 3, 4, and artillery
      • 7th Division - Brigades 1, 2, 3, and 4
      • 9th Division - Brigades 1, 2, 3, and artillery
        • 22760 men, 78 guns involved
        • 4160 men, 20 guns lost
    • US - MG McClellan (cap) MG Edwin Sumner
      • II Corps 1st Division, Brigades 1 and 2
      • II Corps 2nd Division, Brigades 1 and 2
      • II Corps 3rd Division, Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • Army reserve artillery and HQ guard
        • 15080 men, 60 guns involved
        • 3340 men, 34 guns lost

  5. August 26 - Twelve mile station (12 miles east of Harpers Ferry)
      CS - Gen Robert Lee
      • 3rd Division, Brigades 1, 2, 3 and artillery
      • 4th Division, Brigades 1, 2 ,3, 4, and 6
      • 5th Division, Brigades 1, 2, 3, and 4
      • 7th Division, Brigades 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
      • 9th Division, Brigades 1, 2, 3, and 4
      • Army reserve artillery
        • 40200 men, 110 guns involved
        • 5180 men, 12 guns lost
    • US - MG John Pope
      • II Corps 1st Division, Brigades 1 and 2
      • II Corps 2nd Division, Brigades 1 and 2
      • II Corps 3rd Division, Brigades 1 and 2
      • V Corps 1st Division, Brigades 1, 2, 3, and artillery
      • V Corps 2nd Division, Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • VII Corps 1st Division, Brigades 1, 2, and artillery
      • VII Corps 2nd Division, Brigades 1 and 2
      • Army reserve artillery
        • 29000 men, 74 guns involved
        • 10080 men, 64 guns lost

  6. September 1 - Second Harpers Ferry
    • CS - Gen Robert Lee
      • 4th Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6
      • 5th Division Brigade 5
      • 6th Division Brigade 6
      • 8th Division Brigades 2, 3, and artillery
      • Army reserve artillery
        • 11100 men, 32 guns involved
        • 2520 men, 3 guns lost
    • US - MG Darius Couch
      • I Corps 2nd Division Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • II Corps 2nd Division, Brigade 2
      • III Corps Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • Army reserve artillery and HQ guard
      • 1st Cavalry Brigade
        • 14200 men, 18 guns involved
        • 4000 men, 16 guns lost

  7. September 2 - Berryville (8 miles NE of Berryville)
    • CS - BG A. R. Lawton
      • 2nd Division Brigades 1 and 2
      • 8th Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, and artillery
        • 8160 men, 42 guns involved
        • 120 men, 1 gun lost
    • US - BG James Ricketts
      • I Corps 2nd Division Brigades 1, 2, and 3
        • 4220 men, 14 guns involved
        • 4220 men, 14 guns lost (surrendered)

  8. September 2 - Crofton (4 miles NE of Fredrick)
    • CS - MG James Longstreet
      • 1st Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, and 4
      • 5th Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, and 4
      • 9th Division Brigades 1 and 4
        • 18700 men, 56 guns involved
        • 7220 men, 24 guns lost
    • US - MG Fitz Porter
      • IV Corps 1st Division Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • IV Corps 2nd Division Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • IV Corps 3rd Division Brigades 1 and 2
        • 15940 men, 36 guns involved
        • 4140 men, 20 guns lost

  9. September 6 - Briar's Mill (12 miles South of Fredrick)
    • CS - BG A. R. Lawton
      • 2nd Division, Brigades 1 and 2
      • 8th Division, Brigades 1, 2, 3, 4, and artillery
      • 3rd cavalry Brigade
        • 12600 men, 48 guns involved
        • 1720 men, 14 guns lost
    • US - MG Joseph Hooker
      • I Corps 1st Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, and artillery
      • I Corps 3rd Division Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • 5th cavalry Brigade
        • 10900 men, 14 guns involved
        • 2060 men, 12 guns lost

  10. September 6 - Second Fredrick
    • CS - MG A. P. Hill
      • 6th Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
      • 7th Division Brigades 1, 3, 4, and 5
        • 15360 men, 16 guns involved
        • 2740 men, 1 gun lost
    • US - MG Joseph Mansfield
      • IV Corps 2nd Division Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • VII Corps 2nd Division Brigades 1, 2, 3,
      • VII Corps 1st Division Brigades 1, 2, and artillery
        • 8760 men, 28 guns involved
        • 1260 men, 20 guns lost

  11. September 7 - Third Fredrick
    • CS - MG A. P. Hill
      • 3rd Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, and artillery
      • 6th Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and artillery
      • 7th Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
        • 21040 men, 68 guns involved
        • 1120 men, 6 guns lost
    • US - MG Irwin McDowell
      • II Corps 2nd Division Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • II Corps 1st Division Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • VI Corps 1st Division Brigades 1 and 2
      • VI Corps 2nd Division Brigades 1 and 2
      • VI Corps 3rd Division Brigades 1 and 2
      • VI Corps 4th Division Brigades 1 and 2
        • 21560 men, 48 guns involved
        • 2840 men, 12 guns lost

  12. September 7 - Parr's Ridge (8 miles SSE of Frederick)
    • CS - Gen Robert Lee
      • 5th Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
      • 9th Division Brigades 1, 2, and 4
        • 15740 men, 40 guns involved
        • 3320 men, 12 guns lost
    • US - MG John Pope
      • II Corps 2nd Division Brigade 1
      • III Corps Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • IV Corps 1st Division Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • IV Corps 2nd Division Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • IV Corps 3rd Division Brigades 1 and 2
      • VII Corps 1st Division Brigades 1 and 2
      • VII Corps 2nd Division Brigades 1, 2, and 3
        • 23,980 men, 24 guns involved
        • 4800 men, 0 guns lost

  13. September 8 - Waterloo (12 miles SSE of Frederick)
    • CS - Gen Robert Lee
      • 1st Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, and 4
      • 5th Division Brigades 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6
      • 9th Division Brigades 1, 2, and 4
        • 18280 men, 62 guns involved
        • 5980 men, 4 guns lost
    • US - MG John Pope
      • II Corps 2nd Division Brigade 1
      • III Corps Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • IV Corps 1st Division Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • IV Corps 2nd Division Brigades 1 and 2
      • IV Corps 3rd Division Brigades 1 and 2
      • VII Corps 1st Division Brigades 1 and 3
      • VII Corps 2nd Division Brigades 2 and 3
        • 21160 men, 24 guns
        • 18360 men, 24 guns lost (surrendered)

  14. September 10 - Ellicott city (24 miles west of Baltimore)
    • CS - MG James Longstreet
      • 1st Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, and 4
      • 3rd Division brigades 1, 2, 3, and artillery
      • 5th Division Brigades 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6
      • 9th Division Brigades 1, 2, and 4
        • 19800 men, 82 guns involved
        • 1910 men, 4 guns lost
    • US - MG Irwin McDowell (w), MG William Smith
      • V Corps 1st Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, and artillery
      • V Corps 2nd Division Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • VI Corps 2nd Division Brigades 1 and 2
      • VI Corps 3rd Division Brigades 1 and 2
      • VI Corps 4th Division Brigades 1 and 2
      • 1st cavalry Brigade
      • 3rd cavalry Brigade
        • 20340 men, 50 guns involved
        • 2140 men, 12 guns lost

  15. September 13 - Fort Franklin (4 miles NE of Washington)
    • CS - MG Richard Anderson
      • 2nd Division Brigades 1 and 2
      • 4th Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
      • 8th Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, 4 and artillery
      • Army reserve artillery
          20520 men, 80 guns involved
        • 3540 men, 24 guns lost
    • US - MG Joseph Hooker
      • I Corps 1st Division Brigade 1, 2, 3, 4, and artillery
      • I Corps 3rd Division Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • Fort Franklin Garrison
      • Washington temporary field army
      • Washington Garrison Mobile Reserve
        • 17220 men, 22 guns involved
        • 2800 men, 4 guns lost

  16. September 14 - Washington
    • CS - Gen Robert Lee
      • 1st Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, 4, and artillery
      • 2nd Division Brigades 1 and 2
      • 4th Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
      • 5th Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
      • 8th Division Brigades 1, 2, 3, 4 and artillery
      • Army reserve artillery
        • 28440 men, 126 guns involved
        • 9240 men, 34 guns lost
    • US - MG Edwin Sumner
      • I Corps 1st Division Brigade 1, 2, 3, 4, and artillery
      • I Corps 3rd Division Brigades 1, 2, and 3
      • 5th cavalry Brigade
      • Washington East Garrison
      • Washington temporary field army
      • Washington Garrison Mobile Reserve
        • 15760 men, 32 guns involved
        • 15760 men, 32 guns (Washington captured)