The U.S. Navy force, led by Master Commandant Oliver H. Perry, defeats the British Royal Navy at the Battle of Lake Erie, also known as the Battle of Put-in-Bay.
Union and Confederate forces clash at the Battle of Carnifex Ferry in present-day West Virginia. Union victories in western Virginia allows for the establishment of West Virginia statehood in 1863.
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