[Homer_J_Simpson]

From the Army of the Potomac: The Great Battle Not Yet Commenced – 2-4
The War in the Southwest: Army Movements Unimportant – 4
News from Washington: What the President Says About Affairs at Fredericksburgh – 4-5
Fearful Work in Texas – 5-6
Yesterday’s News and Want of News – 6
Discovery of a Union Plot in Texas: Execution of About Fifty of the Parties Implicated – 6

[MMusson]

Why don’t you switch to WWII? At least that would be interesting.

[BroJoeK]

The Battle of Fredericksburg, the war's 162th engagement, a Confederate victory:

Virginia 1861 - 1862 Engagements to date

Date	Engagement	Military Units	Losses	Victor
May 18-19	Sewell's Point, VA	Union naval squadron vs Confederate shore artillery	10 total	inconclusive
May 29- June 1	Aquila Creek, VA	Union naval squadron vs Confederate shore artillery	10 total	inconclusive
June 1	Fairfax Court House, VA	detachments from CSA & USA armies	8 on each side, 1 each killed	inconclusive
June 1	Arlington Mills, VA	detachments from USA ( ~200 McDowell) & CSA (~9 Bonham) armies	Union 2-total (1 killed); CSA 1 wounded	inconclusive
June 10	Big Bethel, VA	Union (Butler) -3,500, CSA (Magruder) -1,400	Union 71-total (18-killed); CSA: 10-total (1-killed)	CSA (CSA outnumbered)
June 15	Hooe's Ferry (near Mathias Point) VA	Union schooner Christina Keen; CSA Farmer's Fork Grays	none -- Christina Keen captured and burned	CSA
June 17	Vienna, VA	Detachments from both Union & CSA armies	Union: 12-total (8 killed); CSA: none reported	CSA
June 27	Matthias' Point, VA	Union gunboats ~50 vs. Confed garrison ~500	Union: 1-killed, 4-wounded; CSA none	CSA
July 18	Blackburn's Ford, VA (pre-Manassas)	Union Department of NE Virginia (McDowell, Richardson) -3,000 vs. Confederate Army of VA (Beauregard, Longstreet) -5,100	Union: 83-total; CSA 70-total	CSA
July 21	Bull Run/Manassas, VA	Union Department of NE Virginia (McDowell, Patterson) -54,000 (18,000 engaged) vs. Confederate Army of VA (Beauregard, Longstreet) -34,000 (18,000 engaged)	Union: 2,708-total (481-killed); CSA 1,897-total (387-killed)	CSA
Aug 7	CSA burned Hampton, VA	Union (Butler) vs. Confederate Cavalry (Magruder)	Union unknown; Confederates unknown	CSA
Aug 8	skirmish at Lovettsville, VA	Union vs. Confederate	Union unknown; Confederates 6-total	USA
Aug 25	Mason's Hill, VA	Union (Lowe's observation balloon) vs. Confederate Army NVA (Longstreet, Stuart)	Union unknown; Confederates unknown	USA
Aug 31	Munson's Hill, VA	Union Army of the Potomac vs. Confederate Dept of Northern VA	Union 5-total; Confederates unknown	USA
Sep 3	Bailey's Cross Roads, VA	Union & Confederat detachments	Union 8-total; Confederates none	CSA
Sep 11	Lewinsville, VA (McLean, Fairfax County)	Union 79th NY Highlanders (Stephens ~1,800) & Confederate 1st & 13th VA (JEB Stuart ~400)	Union 12-total (3-killed); Confederates none	CSA (CSA outnumbered)
Oct 21	Ball's Bluff, VA	Union MA, NY, MI, MN & CA Infantry, RI Artillery (Stone -1,720) & Confederate VA & MS Infantry, VA cavalry & artillery (Evans -1,709)	Union 1,002-total, including Lt. Oliver Wendell Holmes (223-killed including US Senator Edward Baker R-OR)), Confederates 155-total (36-killed)	CSA
Nov 26	Skirmish at Hunter's Mills, VA	Union 3rd PA Cavalry (Bell ~94) & Confederate 1st NC Cavalry (Ransome ~120)	Union 33-total (1-killed), Confederates unknown 0?	CSA
Dec 20	Drainsville, VA	Union Pennsylvania Volunteers (Ord ~5,000) & Confederate VA, KY & NC Volunteers (Stuart ~4,000)	Union 71-total (?-killed), Confederates 230-total (?-killed)	USA (1st larger Union victory in VA)
Jan 3, 1862	Cockpit Point, VA	Union gun boats (Wyman ) & Confederate shore battery (French ~50)	none	Inconclusive
Mar 8-9	Hampton Roads, VA	Union Navy (Marsten, Worden, USS Monitor +11 ships) & Confederate Navy (Buchanan, Jones CSS Virginia +5 ships)	Union 369 total (261 killed, 7 ships sunk), Confederate 24 total (7- killed)	Inconclusive (Strategic USA)
Mar 23	Kernstown, VA	Union Army of Potomac V Corps (Kimball ~9,000) & Confederate Stonewall Division (Jackson ~4,200)	Union 590 total (118-killed), Confederate 718 total (80- killed)	USA tactical, CSA strategoc
April 5 - May 4	Yorktown, VA	Union Army of the Potomac (McClellan ~103,000) & Confederate Army (Magruder, JE Johnson ~72,000)	Union 182-total (unkn-killed), Confederate 300-total (unkn killed)	Inconclusive, Confederates retreated
May 5	Williamsburg, VA	Union Army of the Potomac (McClellan ~41,000), Confederate Army of Northern VA (JE Johnston, Longstreet ~32,000)	Union 2,283-total (~342-KIA), Confederates 1,682-total (~252 kia)	Inconclusive (Confederates withdrew)
May 7	Eltham's Landing, VA	Union Army of the Potomac (Franklin ~11,300), Confederate Army of Northern VA (GW Smith ~11,000)	Union 194-total (~29 killed), Confederates 48-total (~7-killed)	Inconclusive (Confederates withdrew)
May 8	McDowell, VA	Union OH & WVA infantry (Milroy, Schenck ~6,500), Confederate Virginia Infantry (Stonewall Jackson, E Johnson ~9,000)	Union 259-total (~28 killed), Confederates 532-total (~146-killed)	CSA
May 15	Fort Darling, VA	Union VA River Squadron (Rogers 5-river warships), Confederate fort (Farrand, Mahone -fort artillery)	Union 27-total (14-killed), Confederates 15-total (7-killed)	CSA
May 23	Front Royal, VA	Union Dept of Shenandoah (Kenly ~1,063), Confederate Army of the Valley (Stonewall Jackson ~3,0000)	Union 773-total (83-killed), Confederates 36-total (unkwn-killed)	CSA
May 25	Winchester, VA	Union Dept of Shenandoah (Banks ~6,500), Confederate Army of the Valley (Stonewall Jackson ~16,0000)	Union 2,019-total (62-killed), Confederates 397-total (68-killed)	CSA
May 27	Hanover Court House, VA	Union V-Corps (Porter ~12,000), Confederate NC Infantry (Branch ~4,0000)	Union 397-total (62-killed), Confederates 930-total (70-killed)	USA
May 31 - June 1	Seven Pines / Fair Oaks, VA	Union Army of the Potomac (McClellan ~34,000), Confederate Army of Northern VA (JE Johnston ~39,000)	Union 5,431-total (790-killed), Confederates 6,134-total (980-killed)	Inconclusive (both sides claimed victory)
June 6	Good's Farm, Harrisonburg, VA	Union PA Inf, NJ Cav, Confederate Steuart's VA Inf (Ashby+)	Unknown	CSA
June 8	Cross Keys, VA	Union Mountain Dept, (Fremont ~11,500), Confederate Army of the Valley (Ewell ~5,800)	Union 684-total (114-killed), Confederates 287-total (42-killed)	CSA (CSA outnumbered)
June 9	Port Republic, VA	Union Dept of Rappahonnock (Tyler ~3,500), Confederate Army of the Valley (Stonewall Jackson ~6,000)	Union 1,002-total (150?-killed), Confederates 816-total (122?-killed)	CSA (CSA outnumbered)
June 25 - Jul 1	Seven Days, near Richmond, VA	Union Army of Potomac (McClellan ~115,000), Confederate Army of N VA (Lee ~92,000)	Union ~18,000-total (2,100-killed), Confederates ~19,000-total, (~3,200-killed)	CSA (CSA outnumbered)
July 3	Evelington Heights, VA	Union Army of Potomac, Confederate Army of N VA -- monor skirmish	no casualties reported	USA
Aug 9	Cedar Mountain, VA	Union Army of VA (Banks -8,030, Confederate Army of NVA ("Stonewall" Jackson -16,868)	Union 2,353-total (314-killed), Confederates ~1,338-total (231-killed)	CSA
Aug 23-25	Rappahannock Station, VA	Union Army of VA brigades (Pope), Confederate Army of N. VA brigades (Longstreet)	Union ~180-total, Confederates ~90-total	Inconclusive or CSA Victory?
Aug 26-27	Manassas Station, VA	Union Army of VA (Taylor-killed, Pope), Confederate Army of N. VA (Stonewall Jackson, Ewell)	Union ~450-total, Confederates ~173-total	CSA
Aug 28	Thoroughfare Gap, VA	Union Army of VA, (Ricketts -5,000), Confederate Army of N. VA (Longstreet -28,000)	Union ~50-total, Confederates ~50-total	CSA
Aug 28-30	2nd Bull Run, Manassas, VA	Union Army of VA, (Pope ~62,000), Confederate Army of N. VA (Lee -51,000)	Union ~14,462-total (1,747-killed), Confederates ~7,298-total (1,096-killed)	CSA (CSA outnumbered)
Sep 1	Chantilly, VA	Union Army of the Potomac, (Kearny+, Stevens+ ~6,000), Confederate Army of N VA (Stonewall Jackson, JEB Stuart -20,000)	Union 1300-total (195-killed?), Confederates 800 total (120=killed?)	CSA
Sep 12-15	Harper's Ferry, VA	Union Army of the Potomac (Miles+, White ~14,000), Confederate Army of N VA (Stonewall Jackson, AP Hill ~25,000)	Union 12,636-total (44-killed), Confederates 286-total (39-killed)	CSA (fort held)
Sep 20	Blackford's Ford, Sheppardstown, VA	Union Army of the Potomac (Porter, ~2,000), Confederate Army of the N VA (Pendleton, AP Hill ~2,000)	Union 363-total (55?-killed), Confederates 298-total (45?-killed)	CSA
Oct 31-Nov 2	Unison, Loudoun County VA	Union Army of the Potomac, (McClellan, divisions), Confederate Army of Northern VA (Stuert, brigade)	Union 12-total (2?-killed), Confederates 18-total (3?-killed)	inconclusive
Dec 13	Fredericksburg, VA	Union Army of the Potomac (Burnside ~122,000), Confederate Army of Northern VA (RE Lee ~78,500)	Union 12,653-total (1,284-killed), Confederates 5,377-total (608-killed)	CSA (CSA outnumbered)

Fredericksburg brings the numbers of engagements won & lost in the Confederacy to... ahem... dead even -- 36 each with 16 inconclusive.
Even in Union states the numbers are nearly even -- 35 USA to 33 CSA victories, 6 inconclusive.

Summary of Civil War Engagements as of December 13, 1862:
Engagements in Confederate states:

State	Union Victories	Confederate Victories	Inconclusive	Total Engagements
South Carolina	2	2	1	5
Virginia	7	27	12	46
North Carolina	5	1	0	6
Florida	2	0	0	2
Louisiana	3	1	0	4
Tennessee	6	3	1	10
Arkansas	6	0	2	8
Georgia	1	0	0	1
Mississippi	3	1	0	4
Total Engagements in CSA	36	36	16	88

Engagements in Union states/territories:

State	Union Victories	Confederate Victories	Inconclusive	Total Engagements
Maryland	3	0	1	4
West Virginia	9	3	2	14
Missouri	12	13	1	26
New Mexico	5	8	0	13
Kentucky	5	6	2	13
Oklahoma	1	3	0	4
Total Engagements in Union	35	33	6	74
Total Engagements to date	71	69	22	162

Casualties on both sides totaled over 18,000, including nearly 1,900 killed.
Those bring the war's totals (by my count) to over 264,000 casualties, including over 36,000 killed in action.

[rxh4n1]

I’m no fan of McClellan, but Burnside is just as slow. He is giving the Rebels plenty of time to get ready. It seems there is some hope the Rebels will just retreat.