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1862 (cont.)

Battle ofFair Oaks (McClellan defeats J. Johnston)

Seven Days' Battles (Lee defeats McClellan, Union army begins retreat)

Union Pacific Railroad chartered

Land Grant College Act approved

Lincoln's second conference with the border state representatives concerning emancipation

Second Confiscation Act approved

Union enacts income tax

Union War Department authorizes recruitment of black soldiers in the Southern Department

Second Battle of Bull Run (Lee defeats Pope )

Lee invades Maryland

Battle of Antietam (McClellan fights Lee to a draw, but Lee is forced to retreat back into Virginia; Great Britain and France refrain from recognizing the CSA). This is the bloodiest day in American history, with 5,000 killed and over 26,000 casualties.

Lincoln issues the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus throughout the North

Battle of Perryville (Buell [USA] defeats Bragg [CSA], who withdraws from Kentucky

McClellan removed from command

Battle ofFredricksburg (Lee defeats Burnside)

Battle of Stone's River (Rosecrans [USA] defeats Bragg but Union advance toward Chattanooga is checked)

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