Maryland Campaign Timeline

1862 Sep 12
to 1862 Sep 15
 Battle of Harper's Ferry - Stonewall Jackson Captures Union Garrison
The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought September 12–15, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. As Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army invaded Maryland, a port...
1862 Sep 14 Battle of South Mountain - McClellan Defeats Lee
Description: After invading Maryland in September 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee divided his army to march on and invest Harpers Ferry. The Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George B. McClell...
1862 Sep 17 Battle of Antietam
"Of all the days on all the fields where American soldiers have fought, the most terrible by almost any measure was September 17, 1862. The battle waged on that date, close by Antietam Cre..." —Stephen W. Sears
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...