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 | 1861-09-17 | Blue Mills | Union forces unsuccessfully attempted to prevent pro-Confederate Missouri State Guards from northern Missouri from crossing the Missouri River near the confluence with the Blue River to reinforce Sterling Price at Lexington | Read about 'Blue Mills' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Blue Mills' | |
| 1861-09-13 | 1861-09-20 | First Battle of Lexington | The Confederate Missouri State Guard's victory in this battle bolstered the already-considerable Southern sentiment in the area, and briefly consolidated Confederate control of the Missouri Valley. | Read about 'First Battle of Lexington' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'First Battle of Lexington' |
| 1861-09-13 | 1861-09-20 | Battle of the Hemp Bales | The State Guard's victory in this battle bolstered the already-considerable Southern sentiment in the area, and briefly consolidated Confederate control of the Missouri Valley | Read about 'Battle of the Hemp Bales' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of the Hemp Bales' |
| 1861-09-12 | 1861-09-15 | Cheat Mountain | Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee directed his first offensive of the war. The strategy included a two-pronged simultaneous attack against the fortress on the summit of Cheat Mountain and against entrenchments at Elk Water. | Read about 'Cheat Mountain' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Cheat Mountain' |
| 1861-09-10 | Carnifax Ferry | This battle resulted in a Union victory that contributed to the eventual Confederate withdrawal from western Virginia. The campaign helped pave the way for the subsequent creation of the separate state of West Virginia. | Read about 'Carnifax Ferry' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Carnifax Ferry' | |
| 1861-09-02 | Dry Wood Creek | Confederate troops are successful in their campaign to force the Union army to abandon southwestern Missouri and to concentrate on holding the Missouri Valley. | Read about 'Dry Wood Creek' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Dry Wood Creek' | |
| 1861-08-28 | 1861-08-29 | Hatteras Inlet Batteries | Two ill-equipped, undermanned forts where bombarded by seven Union warships, to which they were unable to reply. Although casualties were light, the defenders chose not to continue the one-sided contest, and on the second day they surrendered. | Read about 'Hatteras Inlet Batteries' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Hatteras Inlet Batteries' |
| 1861-08-26 | Kessler's Cross Lanes | Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd crossed the Gauley River to attack the 7th Ohio Regiment encamped at Kessler's Cross Lanes. The Union forces were surprised and routed. Floyd then withdrew to the river and took up a defensive position at Carnifex Ferry | Read about 'Kessler's Cross Lanes' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Kessler's Cross Lanes' | |
| 1861-08-21 | John B. Grayson | Brigadier General John B. Grayson is assigned command of the Department of Middle and East Florida. | Read about 'John B. Grayson' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'John B. Grayson' | |
| 1861-08-15 | Roswell S. Ripley | Confederate Brigadier General Roswell S. Ripley is assigned command of the Deptartment South Carolina and its coastal defenses. | Read about 'Roswell S. Ripley' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Roswell S. Ripley' |
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