▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁– ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge : ▁Al ong ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁near ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge , ▁Louisiana , ▁Confeder ate ▁troops ▁drive ▁Union ▁forces ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁August ▁ 6 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War : ▁The ▁Confeder ate ▁iron cl ad ▁ ▁is ▁sc utt led ▁on ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River , ▁after ▁suffering ▁damage ▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁with ▁, ▁near ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge , ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁August ▁ 9 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁– ▁Battle ▁of ▁C ed ar ▁Mountain : ▁At ▁C ed ar ▁Mountain , ▁Virginia , ▁Confeder ate ▁General ▁Stone wall ▁Jackson ▁narrow ly ▁defe ats ▁Union ▁forces ▁under ▁General ▁John ▁Pope . ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 4 ▁– ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁meets ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁prominent ▁African - Amer icans , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁an ▁American ▁President ▁has ▁done ▁so . ▁He ▁suggests ▁that ▁Black ▁people ▁should ▁migr ate ▁to ▁Africa ▁or ▁to ▁Central ▁America , ▁but ▁this ▁advice ▁is ▁rejected . ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 7 ▁– ▁The ▁Dak ota ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁begins ▁in ▁Minnesota , ▁as ▁Dak ota ▁Si oux ▁attack ▁white ▁settlement s ▁along ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁River . ▁They ▁are ▁over wh el med ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁six ▁weeks ▁later . ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 9 ▁– ▁Dak ota ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 2 : ▁During ▁an ▁u pr ising ▁in ▁Minnesota , ▁Dak ota ▁war riors ▁decide ▁not