Editing 1862 (section)

=== June ===
*[[American Civil War]]: 
** [[June 1]] &ndash; [[Battle of Fair Oaks]] &ndash; Both sides claim victory.
** [[June 4]] &ndash; [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] troops evacuate [[Fort Pillow, Tennessee|Fort Pillow]] on the [[Mississippi River]], leaving the way clear for Union Army troops to capture [[Memphis, Tennessee]].
* [[June 5]] &ndash; [[Treaty of Saigon (1862)|Treaty of Saigon]]: Emperor [[Tự Đức]] of the [[Nguyễn dynasty]] in [[Vietnam]] cedes [[Saigon]], [[Côn Sơn Island]] and three southern provinces of what is to become known as [[French Cochinchina]] ([[Biên Hòa province|Biên Hòa]], [[Gia Định province|Gia Định]] and [[Định Tường province|Định Tường]]) to become part of the [[French colonial empire]]. Guerilla leader [[Trương Định]] refuses to recognize the treaty.
*[[American Civil War]]: 
** [[June 6]] &ndash; [[First Battle of Memphis]] &ndash; Union Army troops capture [[Memphis, Tennessee]], from the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate States]].
** [[June 8]] &ndash; [[Battle of Cross Keys]] &ndash; Confederate troops under General [[Stonewall Jackson]] save the [[Army of Northern Virginia]] from a Union Army attack on the James Peninsula that is led by General [[George B. McClellan]].
* [[June 12]] &ndash; John Winter Robinson, the [[Secretary of State of Kansas]], is convicted and removed from office as the result of a [[bond (finance)|bond]] scandal, becoming the first state executive official to be [[impeachment in the United States|impeached]] and removed from office in American history.
* [[June 26]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Battle of Mechanicsville]] &ndash; Confederate General [[Robert E. Lee]] defeats the troops of General [[George B. McClellan]] in the first of the [[Seven Days Battles]].