Atlas of Battles

commander, 13 engagements

Battles of Ambrose Burnside

Battles of Ambrose Burnside

American general and politician (1824–1881)

Ambrose Burnside is recorded as a commander at 13 placed engagements in the atlas between 1862 and 1864: 11 battles, 1 siege and 1 campaign, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,085 km apart end to end, 257 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (12), Maryland in the American Civil War (1).

Battle of Roanoke IslandBattle of New BernBattle of the Cumberland GapMorgan's RaidBattle of Blue SpringsBattle of Campbell's StationSiege of KnoxvilleBattle of Fort SandersBattle of FredericksburgBattle of South MountainKnoxville CampaignBattle of the WildernessBattle of the CraterBattle of FredericksburgBattle of South MountainKnoxville CampaignBattle of the WildernessBattle of the CraterCincinnatiRaleighNorfolkBaltimoreIndianapolisRichmondCharlestonColumbusCharlotteLouisville500 km37.264N, 80.834W
13 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 4 engagements1863: 7 engagements7 in 18631864: 2 engagements18621864
13 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Fredericksburg, 1862Battle of Roanoke Island, 1862Battle of New Bern, 1862Battle of South Mountain, 1862Knoxville Campaign, 1863Battle of the Cumberland Gap, 1863Morgan's Raid, 1863Battle of Blue Springs, 1863Battle of Campbell's Station, 1863Siege of Knoxville, 1863Battle of Fort Sanders, 1863Battle of the Wilderness, 1864Battle of the Crater, 186418621864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1862Battle of FredericksburgSpotsylvania County, Virginia, United StatesConfederate victory
7 February 1862Battle of Roanoke IslandRoanoke Island, North Carolina, United States313 km SEUnion victory
14 March 1862Battle of New BernCraven County, North Carolina, United States153 km SWUnion victory
14 September 1862Battle of South MountainFrederick County, Maryland, United States497 km NUnion victory
1863Knoxville CampaignEast Tennessee, Tennessee, United States679 km SWUnion victory
1863Battle of the Cumberland GapCumberland Gap, Kentucky, United States76 km NUnion victory
1863Morgan's RaidTennessee, United States219 km WUnion victory
10 October 1863Battle of Blue SpringsGreene County, Tennessee, United States276 km EUnion victory
16 November 1863Battle of Campbell's StationKnox County, Tennessee, United States115 km WUnion victory
19 November 1863Siege of KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee, United States22 km EUnion victory
29 November 1863Battle of Fort SandersKnox County, Tennessee, United States1 km WUnion victory
5 May 1864Battle of the WildernessSpotsylvania County, Virginia, United States607 km NEInconclusive
30 July 1864Battle of the CraterPetersburg, Virginia, United States127 km SConfederate victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.