2012 events

January
11 Roanoke Island, North Carolina. Troops under General Ambrose Burnside land on the Outer Banks.
16 Cedar Key, Florida. Blockade runners are burned by the Federal navy.
19 Nancy, Kentucky. The Battle of Mills Springs.
27 Washington, DC. Lincoln issues General War Order Number One.
30 Greenpoint, Long Island. The USS Monitor is launched.
31 Washington, DC. Lincoln issues Special War Order Number One.

February
6 Fort Henry, Tennesee. Fort Henry is attacked by troops under General Grant.
8 Roanoke Island, North Carolina. Confederate defences fall to General Burnside’s troops.
13 Dover, Tennessee. Union troops move to attack Fort Donelson.
16 Dover, Tennessee. Fort Donelson surrenders after General Grant first uses “unconditional and immediate surrender” in a letter to General Buckner. Both Tennessee and Kentucky fall into Union hands as a result. Grant is promoted to major general.
20 Washington, DC. Lincoln’s son Willie dies of typhoid fever.
21 Val Verde, New Mexico. CSA troops under General Sibley defeat Union forces at Fort Craig, then move on Santa Fe.
24 Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. Union troops take the ferry.
27 New York harbor. USS Monitor steams south.

March
7 Elkhorn Tavern, Arkansas. The Battle of Pea Ridge. The CWgasm troops are there, dressed in the uniform of their choice.
8 Washington, DC. Lincoln issues General War Order Number Two.
Hampton Roads, Virginia. The CSS Virginia (aka the Merrimack) shoots up the Union fleet.
9 Hampton Roads, Virginia. The CSS Virginia engages in the first sea battle by ironclads with the USS Monitor.
11 Washington, DC. Lincoln issues General War Order Number Three, relieving General McClellan as commander in chief and appointing him as commander of the Army of the Potomac.
14 New Berne, North Carolina. General Burnside’s troops occupy the town.
17 Virginia. General McClellan opens the Peninsular Campaign.
18 Corinth, Mississippi. Confederate troops begin to arrive from Murfreesboro.
23 Kernstown, Virginia. Preliminary battle for the Shenandoah Valley campaign, with 9000 Union and 4200 Confederate troops.
26 Glorietta, New Mexico. Clash at Apache Canyon.
28 Glorietta, New Mexico. Battle at Glorietta Pass. The CWgasm troops are there, dressed in the uniform of their choice.

April
3 Apalachicola, Florida. Confederates surrender.
6 Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee. Battle of Shiloh. The CWgasm troops are there, dressed in the uniform of their choice.
10 Fernandina, Florida. Skirmishing.
11 Union troops capture Fort Pulaski outside Savannah in Georgia.
12 Western & Atlantic Railroad. The General is seized.
13 New Mexico. Confederates retreat to El Paso.
16 Confederacy. Jeff Davis implements the draft.
26 New Orleans, Louisiana. Federal troops enter the city.
31 Virginia. Battle of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks).

May
9 Pensacola, Florida. City is evacuated by Confederate troops and occupied by Federal troops.
11 Virginia . Confederates burn the Virgina.
15 Drewry’s Bluff, Virginia. Battle of Drewry’s Bluff, including the Monitor. The CWgasm troops are there, dressed in the uniform of their choice.
20 Washington, DC. Lincoln signs the Homestead Act.
25 Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Battle of Winchester.
30 Corinth, Mississippi. City is taken by Federal troops under General Halleck.
31 Richmond, Virginia. Battle of Seven Pines. The CWgasm troops are there, dressed in the uniform of their choice.

June
1 Richmond, Virginia. General Robert E. Lee assumes command of the Army of Northern Virginia.
3 Memphis, Tennessee. Confederates retreat from Fort Pillow.
6 Memphis, Tennessee. City surrenders.
8 Port Republic, Virginia. Battle of Cross Keys. The CWgasm troops are there, dressed in the uniform of their choice.
12 Peninsular Campaign, Virginia. JEB Stuart ‘rides around’ the Federal lines.
25 Richmond, Virginia. Seven Days campaign opens.
27 Richmond, Virginia. Battle of Gaines’ Mills. The CWgasm troops are there, dressed in the uniform of their choice.

July
2 Richmond, Virginia. Union forces retreat to Harrison’s Landing on the James River.
14 Washington, DC. The State of West Virginia is created.
29 Liverpool, England. The CSS Alabama sails.

August
5 Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Confederates attack the city unsuccessfully.
9 Cedar Mountain, Virginia. Beginning of the Second Manassas Campaign.
17 Minnesota. Sioux Uprising begins.
29 Manassas, Virginia. Second Battle of Manassas. The CWgasm troops are there, dressed in the uniform of their choice.

September
1 Virginia. Battle of Chantilly.
17 Antietam, Maryland. Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American history; total killed were more than 4,700. The CWgasm troops are there, dressed in the uniform of their choice.

October
3 Columbia, Mississippi. Battle of Corinth. The CWgasm troops are there, dressed in the uniform of their choice.
8 Perryville, Kentucky. Battle of Perryville. The CWgasm troops are there, dressed in the uniform of their choice.
9 Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. JEB Stuart rides around the Federal lines.
18 Lexington, Kentucky. Morgan’s men take prisoners.
22 Maysville, Arkansas. Second Battle of Pea Ridge. The CWgasm troops are there, dressed in the uniform of their choice.

November
4 New York. Horatio Seymour is elected as governor.
4 Fort Branch, Hamilton, North Carolina. Union army troops under General Foster force Confederates from the area and chase them out of Hamilton, temporarily halting construction on the fort. The U.S.S. I.N. Seymour  destroys part of the deserted battery at Rainbow Bend. (Total destruction is interrupted when an accident kills one and wounds another.) Confederates regroup, gathering as many as five regiments in Tarboro, the threat of which forces General Foster to quickly retreat to Plymouth on the 10th. Eventually, Confederates return to repair damage and resume work. The CWgasm will be there, dressed as Union infantry.
5 Washington, DC. General McClellan is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac, replaced by Burnside.
8 Washington, DC. General Butler is replaced as head of the Department of the Gulf by General Banks.
17 Martinique, in the Caribbean. The CSS Alabama sails into port.

December
13 Fredericksburg, Virginia. Battle of Fredericksburg. The CWgasm troops are there, dressed in the uniform of their choice.
30 Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. USS Monitor sinks.
31 Washington, DC. Lincoln signs the bill establishing West Virginia as a state.
31 Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Battle of Stone’s River. The CWgasm troops are there, dressed in the uniform of their choice.