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September 12

1861 - Cheat Mountain- Robert E. Lee's first offensive operations in Pocahontas County, West Virginia failed due to poor support and coordination among attacking brigades

September 14

1862 - South Mountain - Confederates employed a delaying defense in Maryland mountain passes against attacks by pursuing Federal columns under George B. McClellan, presaging the Battle of Antietam

1862 - Munfordville (Green River) - Union garrison under John T. Wilder repulsed initial attacks by Confederate infantry under James R. Chambers, forcing siege operations in Hart County, Kentucky

September 15

1862 - Harpers Ferry - Armory and garrison under Dixon S. Miles surrendered after bombardment to troops under Thomas J. Jackson; Miles was killed by cannon fire after white flags were raised

September 17

1861 - Battle of Liberty - 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

1862 - Antietam - Units of the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee reassembled, took defensive positions close to Sharpsburg, Maryland, and repulsed strong attacks against the Army of the Potomac and commander George B. McClellan

September 18

1861 - Lexington - Sterling Price's artillery offered nine hours of bombardment, utilizing heated shot in their endeavor to set fire to the Masonic College and other Federal positions; Union commander James A. Mulligan stationed a youth in the attic of the college's main building, who was able to remove all incoming rounds before they could set the building ablaze