1862:
Lacking the resources to use the equipment or the supplies contained in them, Thomas Jackson destroys 42 engines and nearly 400 cars of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Martinsburg, Virginia.


1862:  
Skirmish at Pineville and near Raytown, Missouri

Lee confers with his generals before the Seven Days' Battles
On this day, Confederate General Robert E. Lee meets with his corps commanders to plot an attack on General George McClellan's Army of the Potomac. Launched on June 26, the attack would break the stalemate of the Peninsular campaign and trigger the Seven Days' Battles.

McClellan had spent two months shipping his army down the Chesapeake to the James Peninsula for a run at the Confederate capital. Despite having a larger number of troops, McClellan moved slowly and timidly, and his advance stalled on June 1, less than 10 miles from Richmond. For the next three weeks, McClellan's and Lee's armies faced off, but little fighting occurred.

Now Lee sought to seize the initiative. He summoned his generals for a council on June 23. Included in the meeting was General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, fresh off his highly successful Shenandoah Valley campaign. Jackson was traveling ahead of his army, which was still marching back from western Virginia.

Lee announced to his commanders that the time had come to attack the Yankee invaders. Lee planned an assault on the Union right flank, which was separated from the rest of the Yankee army by the Chickahominy River. Plans were made for the Battle of Mechanicsville on June 26, and Jackson rode back to his troops. The stage was set for the Seven Days' Battles, and casualties Lee could not afford to have.



1863:  
Confederate Forces capture Bracher City, Louisiana

Skirmishes at Rover and Unionville, Tennessee

Skirmish near Papinsville, Missouri and the Destruction of Sibley, Missouri

Army of the Cumberland begins the Tullahoma Campaign against the Army of Tennessee.


1864:  
Combat of Jones' Bridge, Virginia

Skirmishes at Nottaway Court House, Cove Gap, and New Castle, Virginia

Skirmish at Okolona, Mississippi

1865:
Samuel DuPont dies unexpectedly in Philadelphia, PA.


Primary sources:
Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion ; by Frederick Dyer;
The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac 1861-1865 by E. B. Long with Barbara Long;
National Archives Guide Index