Shiloh
General Johnston
Robert E. Lee
Major General Mansfield Lovell. He was the confederate Commander in New Orleans before the conquer of the city by Admiral Farragut in 1862. Major General Benjamin Butler. He was the Commander of the Union Occupation Forces in New Orleans in 1862.
Yes, they began as floating mines in 1861 by the Confederate Navy and evolved into landmines by 1862. A Brigadier General Rains of the Confederate army had troops to prepare artillery shells with trip wires. On May 4 1862 the first man , a horse rider, was killed by a pressure operated landmine. From 1862-63 Rains mines were in wide use by the Confederate army. As a side note in 1960 5 of his mines were found and were still "very dangerous."
Robert E. Lee.
In February of 1862, Confederate General Henry Sibely marched north from Texas for the purpose of invading New Mexico. He win a narrow victory of Union troops and continued his invasion.
General Robert E. Lee
Shiloh
Confederate General Albert S. Johnston had little choice but evacuate Nashville in 1862, His force only numbered 11,000 troops and the opposing Union army under General Buell had 40,000 troops.
Confederate generals Braxton Bragg and Kirby Smith moved into Northern territory in separate advances in the Summer of 1862. Bragg's advance moved north on a route parallel to Kirby Smith's but west of him and close to Union General Buell's army.
General Johnston
Confederate Army under General Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Confederate General Kirby Smith and Braxton Bragg believed that Kentucky's neutrality had given it no guarantees from the Union and the Confederate raid there would bring Kentucky into the Confederacy.
At dawn of May 26, 1862
General Albert Sidney Johnston led the Confederates in the Battle of Shiloh in 1862.