Events of 1862

3 top Union officers lost in Battle of Perryville  A day of bloody heroics, losses for Irish Brigade  A whirlwind of blood and thunder at Ox Hill  Actions of Kearny, Stevens save army  Antietam pivotal to Union win  Antietam Samaritan no longer unknown  Antietam's other war: Surviving wounds  Antietam: Carnage beyond imagining  Antietam: Eleven hours of fury and death in a cornfield  Battle of Shiloh affected by an insubordinate officer  Black Horse Troop saves Stonewall's life  Bloody battle costs Burnside his command  Bloody, short-lived victory for Rebels at Valverde  Blunder costly in Mill Springs battle  Cabin a time-worn survivor of bloodbath  Canteen found in home of pastor holds mystery  Chambersburg a propaganda victory for Jeb  Chantilly battle earned special note  Civilians fall victim at bloody Antietam  Costly to South in many ways  Daring robbery of Winchester mail train  Delaying action builds bridge to Jackson's success  Dissecting why troops set fire to Va. college  Facts vs. fictions in old `Barbara Frietchie'  Fredericksburg a gory initiation into war  Gripping account of Fredericksburg's 'Winter War'  Ground of Antietam farm turns red  How a `Grand Havoc' kept Kentucky out of Confederacy  Imboden's raids bedevil Federals  Intriguing but flawed study of Antietam  John Morgan's `Christmas gift' to Union forces  Land still yields bullets from Crampton's Gap battle  Lee's action at Antietam part of master plan  Lee's honor evident after Ox Hill  Lost orders led to Confederate defeat in Maryland  Luck runs out for raider Sumter  Malvern Hill saved Richmond at frightful cost  Misery lasts long after Antietam Battle  Monitor a tourist draw in Washington first  Munfordville and the odd surrender of a Union officer and his forces  Nature's soaking deadlier than cannon fire to many  Now-peaceful site of Va. battle is a fitting monument to the war  Peaceful farm life upended by battle  People behind scenes at Antietam  Sacrifice at Lewisburg was small, but very real  Shallow creek helped Ga. troops frustrate force 2 1/2 times larger  Shenandoah was nightmare for Union force  South mountain sets a bloody stage  South Mountain: Grim, bloody prelude to fighting at Antietam  Stones River may be real turning point  Stones River: A rocky struggle for both sides  Sunken roads lead to crucial military decisions  Surrender at bridge based on foe's word  Timing is everything, as Antietam proves  Tiny Smoketown bears aftermath of Antietam  Union invasion interrupts governor's inauguration  Union pays dearly for gains at Chantilly  Union train raid becomes untracked  What a difference a year makes; does it?  Winter of Union discontent, desertions  Yule joy spreads to Rebels