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History 354
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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