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(Timeline-1862)

Timeline of Events for Kentucky during the Civil War

1862

January 4-Skirmish at Jennies Creek
January 8-Skirmish at Fishing Creek
January 10-Engagement at Middle Creek
January 19-Engagement at Mill Springs (Logan's Cross Roads)

February 13-Skirmish near Fort Heiman
February 14-Confederate forces leave Bowling Green
February 15-Union forces occupy Bowling Green

March 2-Confederates evacuate Columbus
March 3-Union troops occupy Columbus
March 16-Action at Pound Gap

May 11-Affair at Cave City

June 6-Skirmish near Tompkinsville
June 11-Skirmish near Monterey
June 20-23-Affairs in Owen County
June 20-Skirmish at Lusby's Mill
June 30-Skirmish at Henderson

July 4-28-Morgan raids Kentucky
July 9-Confederates capture Tompkinsville
July 12-Skirmish near Lebanon and Morgan captures the town
July 17-Capture of Cynthiana by Confederate forces
July 18-Raid on Henderson by Confederates
July 19-Skirmish near Paris
July 24-Skirmish near Mackville
July 29-Skirmish at Russellville

August 3-Skirmish near Morganfield
August 16-Oct. 24-Invasion of Kentucky by Confederate forces
August 17-Skirmish at Flat Lick
August 17-action at London
August 17-Skirmish near Mammoth Cave
August 23-Action at Big Hill
August 25-Skirmish at Madisonville
August 25-Skirmish at Red Bird Creek
August 29-Skirmish near Big Hill and Richmond
August 30-Battle of Richmond
August 31-Skirmish on the Kentucky River

September 1-Skirmish at Morganfield
September 1-Skirmish at Tait's Ferry
September 1-Skirmish at Uniontown
September 2-Occupation of Lexington by Confederate forces
September 3-Skirmish at Geiger's Lake
September 4-Skirmish at Shelbyville
September 5-Skirmish near Madisonville
September 7-Surrender of the Shepherdsville outposts by Union troops
September 8-Skirmish at Barboursville
September 8-Affair at Kentucky Line
September 9-Skirmish on the Scottsville Road
September 9-Skirmish on the Franklin Road
September 10-Skirmish at the Log Church
September 10-Skirmish at Fort Mitchel, Fort
September 10-Skirmish at Woodburn
September 11-Skirmish at Smith's
September 12-Skirmish at Brandenburg
September 12-Occupation of Glasgow by Confederate forces
September 12-Skirmish near Woodburn
September 14-17-Siege of Munfordville and Woodsonville
September 14-Skirmish at Henderson
September 16-Skirmish near Oakland Station
September 17-Skirmish on the Bowling Green Road
September 17-Skirmish near Falmouth
September 17-Skirmish at Merry Oaks
September 18-Skirmish near Cave City
September 18-Skirmish near Florence
September 18-Affair at Glasgow
September 18-Skirmish at Owensborough
September 19-Skirmish at BearWallow
September 19-Skirmish at Horse Cave
September 19-Skirmish at Southerland's Farm
September 20-21-Actions near Munfordville
September 22-Skirmish at Vinegar Hill
September 25-Skirmish at Ashbyburg
September 25-Skirmish near Snow's Pond
September 26-Action at West Liberty
September 27-Skirmish at Augusta
September 28-Skirmish at Brookville
September 29-Skirmish on the Elizabethtown Road
September 29-The 3rd Georgia Cavalry captured near New Haven
September 30-Skirmish at Glasgow
September 30-Skirmish at Russellville
September 30-Skirmish near Louisville

October 1-Skirmish on Fern Creek
October 1-Skirmish on Bardstown Pike
October 1-Skirmish on Louisville Pike
October 2-Skirmish on Shepherdsville Road
October 3-Skirmish at Cedar Church
October 4-Skirmish near Bardstown
October 4-Action on Bardstown Pike
October 4-Skirmish near Clay Village
October 6-Skirmish at Beach Fork
October 6-Skirmish at Burnt Cross Roads
October 6-Skirmish at the Fair Grounds
October 6-Skirmish at Grassy Mound
October 6-Skirmish at Springfield
October 7-Skirmish at Perryville
October 7-Skirmish at Brown Hill
October 8-Battle of Perryville (Chaplin Hills)
October 8-Skirmish at Lawrenceburg
October 9-Skirmish at Bardstown Road
October 9-Skirmish on the Mackville Pike
October 9-Action at Chesser's Store
October 1 0-Skirmish at Danville Cross Roads
October 11-Skirmish at Danville
October 11-Union forces reoccupy Harrodsburg
October 11-Skirmish at Lawrenceburg
October 12-Skirmish at Dick's Ford
October 13-Skirmish at Harrodsburg
October 13-Skirmish on the Lancaster Road
October 14-Skirmish on Crab Orchard Road
October 14-Skirmish at Lancaster
October 14-Skirmish at Manchester
October 14-Skirmish at Stanford
October 15-Skirmish at Barren Mound
October 15-Skirmish at Crab Orchard
October 16-Skirmish on the Big Rock Castle Creek
October 16-Skirmish at Mount Vernon
October 16-Skirmish at Mountain Gap
October 16-Skirmish at Wild Cat Mountain
October 17-Skirmish at Rocky Hill
October 17-Skirmish at Valley Woods
October 17-Skirmishes around Wild Cat
October 18-Skirmish at Big Hill
October 18-Skirmish at Bloomfield
October 18-Skirmish at Cross Roads
October 18-Skirmish at Lexington
October 18-Skirmish on Little Rockcastle River
October 18-Skirmish at Mountain Side
October 18-Skirmish at Nelson's Cross Roads
October 18-Skirmish on Rockcastle River
October 19-Skirmish at Bardstown
October 19-Skirmish at Pitman's Cross Roads
October 19-Skirmish at Camp Wild Cat
October 20-Skirmish at Pitman's Cross Roads
October 20-Skirmish near Camp Wild Cat
October 21-Skirmish at Pitman's Cross Roads
October 22-Confederate Forces capture London
October 23-24-Destruction of the Goose Creek Salt Works
October 25-Skirmish at Lawrenceburg

November 1-Skirmish in Henderson County
November 5-Affair near Piketon
November 6-Skirmish at Garrettsburg
November 8-Skirmish at Burkesville
November 19-Skirmish near Tompkinsville
November 24-Skirmish near Tompkinsville
November 25-Skirmish at Calhoun

December 4-5-Skirmishes near Prestonburg
December 4--Skirmish Floyd County
December 22-Jan. 3, 1863 Morgan Raids Kentucky for the second time
December 24-Skirmish at Glasgow
December 25-Skirmish at Bear Wallow
December 25-Skirmish near Green's Chapel
December 26-Skirmish at Bacon Creek
December 27-Union forces captured at Elizabethtown
December 28-Skirmish at Muldraugh's Hill
December 29-Skirmish near Johnson's Ferry
December 30-Skirmish at New Haven
December 30-Affair at Springfield
December 31-Affair at Muldraugh's Hill

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