SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS
The Maryland Campaign
September 3 - 20, 1862
| Sept 3, 1862 | The Army of Northern Virginia marches toward Leesburg, Va |
| Occupation of Winchester, Va., by the Confederate forces. | |
| Skirmish near Martinsburg, W. Va. | |
| Brig. Gen. Alpheus S. Williams, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Second Corps, Army of Virginia. | |
| Maj. Gen. Jesse L. Reno, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Ninth Army Corps. | |
| Sept 3-4, 1862 | Skirmishes at Falls Church, Va. |
| Skirmish at Bunker Hill, W. Va. | |
| Skirmish at Edwards Ferry, Md. | |
| Reconnaissances from Harper's Ferry to Lorettsville and Charlestown, W. Va | |
| Skirmish at Monacacy Aqueduct, Md | |
| Sept 4-5, 1862 | Skirmishes at Poolesville, Md. |
| Skirmishes at Point of Rocks and Berlin, Md. | |
| Sept 4-7, 1862 | The Army of Northern Virginia crosses the Potomac by the fords near Leesburg. |
| Sept 5, 1862 | The armies of the Potomac and of Virginia being consolidated, |
| Maj. Gen. John Pope, U.S. Army, is relieved, and directed to report for orders to the Secretary of War. | |
| Sept 7, 1862 | Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Third Corps, Army of Virginia, vice Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell. |
| Skirmish at Darkesville, W. Va. | |
| Skirmish at Point of Rocks, Md. | |
| Sept 8, 1862 | Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Defenses of Washington. |
| Skirmish at Poolesville, Md. | |
| Sept 9, 1862 | Skirmishes at Monocacy Church and Barnesville, Md |
| Sept 10, 1862 | Skirmish near Boonsborough, Md. |
| Skirmish near Frederick, Md | |
| Sept 10-11, 1862 | Skirmishes at Sugar loaf Mountain, Md. |
| Sept 11, 1862 | Skirmish between Williamsport, Md., and Martinsburg, W. Va. |
| Sept 12, 1862 | The First, Second, and Third Corps, Army of Virginia, designated respectively as the Eleventh,Twelfth, and First Army Corps. |
| Skirmishes at Frederick, Md. | |
| Sept 12-15, 1862 | Siege and capture of Harper's Ferry, W. Va., including actions on Maryland and Bolivar Heights. |
| Sept 13, 1862 | Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick, U.S. Army, assigned to
command of the Second Corps, Army of Virginia |
| Skirmishes at Catoctin Mountain, Middletown, Jefferson, and South Mountain, Md. | |
| Sept 14, 1862 | Battles of South Mountain (Boonsborough, Boonsborough Gap, or Turner's Pass) and Crampton's Pass, Md |
| Skirmish near Petersville, Md. | |
| Brig. Gen. Jacob D. Cox, U.S. Army, assumes command of the Ninth Army Corps | |
| Sept 15, 1862 | Maj. Gen. Joseph K. F. Mansfield, U.S. Army, assumes command of the Second Corps, Army of Virginia. |
| Skirmish at Boonsborough, Md. | |
| Skirmish on Antietam Creek, near Keedysville, Md. | |
| Sept 16-17, 1862 | Battle of Antietam, or Sharpsburg, Md. |
| Sept 17, 1862 | Brig. Gen. Alpheus S.Williams, U.S. Army resumes command of the Second Corps, Army of Virginia. |
| Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, U. S. Army, assumes
command of the Third Corps, Army of Virginia. |
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| Sept 18, 1862 | Brig. Gen. Alpheus S. Williams, U.S. Army, assumes command of the Twelfth Army Corps. |
| Sept 18, 1862 | The Army of Northern Virginia recrosses the Potomac near Shepherdstown, W. Va |
| Sept 19, 1862 | Skirmishes at Sharpsburg, Shepherdstown
(Blackford's, or Boteler's) Ford, and near Williamsport, Md. |
| Sept 20, 1862 | Action near Shepherdstown, W. Va. Skirmish near Hagerstown, Md. Skirmish near Williamsport, Md |
Source: Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
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