Civil War Timeline / Chronology for August 1862

August 2, 1862	The U. S. Congress passes the first federal income tax, 3% on earnings greater than $800 dollars
August 4, 1862	Ambrose Burnsides [US] arrives at Aquia Creek. As they arrive his men are sent forward to join John Pope [US]
	John Pope
	Ambrose Burnside
August 5, 1862	Battle of Baton Rouge Major General John Breckinridge [CS] lost to Brigadier General Thomas Williams [US]	Louisiana
	John Breckinridge
August 5, 1862	Union forces under Joseph Hooker retake Malvern Hill with only light Confederate resistance. These troops withdraw the next day.	Virginia
	Joseph Hooker
August 6, 1862	Battle of Kirksville	Missouri
August 6, 1862	Union Brigadier General Robert McCook, ill and riding in an ambulance, is attacked by Confederate raiders between Athens, AL and Descherd, TN. He dies from his wounds.
	Generals Who Died In the Civil War
August 9, 1862	Battle of Cedar Mountain [US] Battle of Slaughter Mountain [CS] Other names: Cedar Run, Cedar Run Mountain, Southwest Mountain Stonewall Jackson [CS] defeats Nathaniel Banks [US].	Virginia
	A. P. Hill
	Northern Virginia Campaign
	Jubal Anderson Early
	Battle of Cedar Mountain
	Richard Ewell
	Army of Virginia
	Nathaniel Banks
August 13, 1862	Robert E. Lee issues orders in preparation for the Army of Northern Virginia's movement north to engage John Pope's [US] Army of Virginia	Virginia
	Robert E. Lee
	Army of Northern Virginia
August 14, 1862	Under orders from Halleck, McClellan withdraws from the Peninsula	Virginia
	Henry Halleck
	George McClellan
August 16, 1862	Carter Stevenson [CS] appears at the entrance to the Cumberland Gap in eastern Tennessee.	Kentucky Tennessee
	E. Kirby Smith
	Confederate Invasion of Kentucky
August 16, 1862	George McClellan completes the evacuation of Harrison's Landing, ending the Peninsula Campaign. His men land at Aquia Creek, VA and Alexandria, VA, within the week, but most are reassigned to John Pope's Army of Virginia
	Peninsula Campaign
	John Pope
	George McClellan
August 16, 1862	Don Carlos Buell orders William "Bull" Nelson to assume command of federal forces in Kentucky.	Kentucky
	Confederate Invasion of Kentucky
	Don Carlos Buell
	William 'Bull' Nelson
August 16, 1862	Brigadier General Charles Stone is released from prison in New York.
August 17, 1862	J. E. B. Stuart assumes command of the cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia
	Army of Northern Virginia
	J. E. B. Stuart
August 21, 1862	Braxton Bragg crosses the Tennessee River at Chattanooga.	Tennessee
	Confederate Invasion of Kentucky
	Army of Mississippi
August 22, 1862	General Benjamin Butler [US] authorizes the enlistment of "free Negroes"
	Benjamin Butler
August 26, 1862	Fitzhugh Lee [CS] captures the rail depot at Manassas Junction setting in motion a chain of events that culminate in Second Manassas	Virginia
	Northern Virginia Campaign
	Second Manassas - Second Bull Run
August 27, 1862	Battle of Kettle Run	Virginia
	Northern Virginia Campaign
	Second Manassas - Second Bull Run
	Joseph Hooker
August 27, 1862	Stonewall Jackson [CS] destroys Army of Virginia supply base at Manassas Junction	Virginia
	Stonewall Jackson
	Northern Virginia Campaign
	Second Manassas - Second Bull Run
	Army of Virginia
August 27, 1862	With Stonewall Jackson on his flank, John Pope is forced to withdraw from the Rappahanock. Pope does not realize that roughly half the Confederate army is between his position and Washington, D. C.	Virginia
	Stonewall Jackson
	Northern Virginia Campaign
	John Pope
	Second Manassas - Second Bull Run
August 28, 1862	Federal Bureau of Printing and Engraving begins operations.
August 28, 1862	Battle of Groveton Battle of Brawner's Farm Stonewall Jackson [CS] engages Rufus King [US] near Manassas after eluding John Pope [US].	Virginia
	Northern Virginia Campaign
	Stonewall Jackson
	John Pope
	Second Manassas - Second Bull Run
	Richard Ewell
	Army of Virginia
August 28, 1862	Braxton Bragg [CS] leaves from north of Chattanooga, heading to join Kirby Smith in Kentucky	Tennessee
	Braxton Bragg
	Army of Tennessee
	Confederate Invasion of Kentucky
	Army of Mississippi
August 28, 1862	Robert E. Lee and James Longstreet arrive at Manassas from the peninsula	Virginia
	James Longstreet
	Robert E. Lee
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
	Samuel Heintzelman
August 29, 1862	General P. G. T. Beauregard assigned to command the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
August 30, 1862	Battle of Richmond In an impressive victory, E. Kirby Smith [CS] defeats William "Bull" Nelson [US]	Kentucky
	Army of Tennessee
	Confederate Invasion of Kentucky
	E. Kirby Smith
	William 'Bull' Nelson