Fitz John Porter Events

1862 May 27 Battle of Hanover Court House - Victory for Union Peninsula Campaign
The Battle of Hanover Court House, also known as the Battle of Slash Church, took place on May 27, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civ...
1862 Jun 26 Battle of Beaver Dam Creek (Battle of Mechanicsville) - Second of Seven Days Battles
The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, also known as the Battle of Mechanicsville or Ellerson's Mill, took place on June 26, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia as the first major engagement[4] of...
1862 Jun 27 Battle of Gaine's Mill - Third of Seven Days Battles
The Battle of Gaines' Mill, also known as the First Battle of Cold Harbor or the Battle of Chickahominy River, took place on June 27, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia, as the third of th...
1862 Jul 1 Battle of Malvern Hill - Sixth of the Seven Days Battles
The Battle of Malvern Hill, also known as the Battle of Poindexter's Farm, took place on July 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, was the sixth and last of the Seven Days Battles (Penin...
1862 Aug 28 Second Battle of Bull Run - Brawner's Farm (Day 1)
"Our men on the left loaded and fired with the energy of madmen, and the 6th worked with equal desperation. This stopped the rush of the enemy and they halted and fired upon us their deadl..." —Maj. Rufus R. Dawes, 6th Wisconsin
1862 Aug 29 Second Battle of Bull Run - Jackson Defends Stony Ridge (Day 2)
Jackson had initiated the battle at Brawner's farm with the intent of holding Pope until Longstreet arrived with the remainder of the Army of Northern Virginia. Longstreet's 25,000 men be...
1862 Aug 30 Second Battle of Bull Run - Longstreet Counterattack & Union Retreat (Day 3)
"A splendid army almost demoralized, millions of public property given up or destroyed, thousands of lives of our best men sacrificed for no purpose. I dare not trust myself to speak of th..." —Brig. Gen. Alpheus S. Williams (II Corps division commander)
1862 Sep 19
to 1862 Sep 20
 Battle of Shepherdstown
The Battle of Shepherdstown, also known as the Battle of Boteler's Ford, took place September 19–20, 1862, in Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia), at the end of the Maryland Ca...