site along the Potomac River, including cannon emplacements. References National Park Service battle description Harper's Weekly of November 2, 1861 hosted on the Son of the South website. Harper's Weekly of March 22, 1862 hosted on the Son of the South website. Virginia Forts information from American Forts Network, compiled by Pete Payette. Naval History of the Civil War March 1862 Two Wars, an Autobiography of General Samuel G. French Freestone Point Earthworks Civil War Trails Historical Marker External links Cockpit Point Battlefield Heritage Park at Prince William County, Virginia 1862 in Virginia Cockpit Point Cockpit Point Cockpit Point Cockpit Point Prince William County in the American Civil War Battles and conflicts without fatalities 1862 in the American Civil War Riverine warfare January 1862 events