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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1862
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| March 4, 1862 |
Patrick Ronayne Cleburne promoted to Brigadier General |
| April 10, 1862 |
Bombardment of Ft. Pulaski begins from Tybee Island |
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Civil War - 1862 |
| April 11, 1862 |
Fort Pulaski surrenders |
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Civil War - 1862 |
| April 12, 1862 |
The Great Locomotive Chase |
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Civil War - 1862 |
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Western and Atlantic Railroad |
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Cobb County, Georgia |
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Bartow County, Georgia |
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Gordon County, Georgia |
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
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Catoosa County, Georgia |
| April 15, 1862 |
After minor repairs, the General re-enters service on the Western and Atlantic Railroad |
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Western and Atlantic Railroad |
| May 2, 1862 |
The General transports Andrews Raiders from the Chattanooga station to Atlanta |
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Western and Atlantic Railroad |
| May 17, 1862 |
Union soldiers from Tybee/Fort Pulaski attempt to land near Savannah (Thunderbolt). They are driven back. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Civil War - 1862 |
| May 20, 1862 |
Trial begins for James Andrews on charges of spying |
| May 31, 1862 |
Death warrant issued for James Andrews |
| May 31, 1862 |
Battle of Fair Oaks (Seven Pines) |
| June 1, 1862 |
| June 2, 1862 |
Union spy James Andrews (The Great Locomotive Chase) escapes an Chattanooga city jail. He is captured the following day.
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| June 7, 1862 |
James Andrews (The Great Locomotive Chase) is hung in Atlanta at the present-day intersection of Juniper and Third Street. His body is buried nearby, but later exhumed and moved to the National Cemetery at Chattanooga
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| June 18, 1862 |
Six of Andrew's Raiders are hung at Memorial Drive and Park Avenue, Atlanta.
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| July 1, 1862 |
Battle of Malvern Hill
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Civil War - 1862 |
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Philip Cook, CSA |
| August 12, 1862 |
Atlanta is declared to be under martial law. Travel to and from the city is restricted and controlled.
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Civil War - 1862 |
| August 28, 1862 |
Battle of Second Manassas |
| August 30, 1862 |
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Civil War - 1862 |
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Philip Cook, CSA |
| August 29, 1862 |
Battle of Richmond, Kentucky |
| August 30, 1862 |
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Patrick Ronayne Cleburne |
| September 17, 1862 |
Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)
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Civil War - 1862 |
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Robert Toombs |
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Philip Cook, CSA |
| October 8, 1862 |
Battle of Perryville, KY |
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Patrick Ronayne Cleburne |
| October 9, 1862 |
James Longstreet promoted to lieutenant general
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Civil War - 1862 |
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James Longstreet |
| October 16, 1862 |
Eight of Andrew's Raiders escape from Fulton County jail, eventually reaching Union lines
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Fulton County, Georgia |
| November 1, 1862 |
John Gordon commissioned Brigadier General, CSA
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Civil War - 1862 |
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John Brown Gordon
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| November 17, 1862 |
Gustavus W. Smith selected Secretary of War ad interum, Confederate States of America
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| November 21, 1862 |
James Siddon replaces G. W. Smith as Secretary of War
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| December 13, 1862 |
General T. R. R. Cobb dies, Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Thomas Reade Rootes (T. R. R.) Cobb |
| December 26, 1862 |
William S. Rosecrans begins an advance on Murfreesboro, TN, from Nashville
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Civil War - 1862 |
| December 26, 1862 |
In response to a smallpox epidemic, Atlanta City Council order construction of a smallpox hospital.
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| December 31, 1862 |
Battle of Stone's River (1st day)
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Civil War - 1862 |
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Patrick Ronayne Cleburne |
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