Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 engagements

Battles of Braxton Bragg

Battles of Braxton Bragg

Confederate Army general (1817–1876)

Braxton Bragg is recorded as a commander at 11 placed engagements in the atlas between 1861 and 1865: 10 battles and 1 campaign, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,166 km apart end to end, 241 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (11).

Battle of PensacolaBattle of Missionary RidgeBattle of WilmingtonSecond Battle of Fort FisherBattle of Wyse ForkTullahoma CampaignBattle of PerryvilleBattle of Stones RiverBattle of ChickamaugaChattanooga campaignBattle of BentonvilleBattle of PerryvilleBattle of Stones RiverBattle of ChickamaugaChattanooga campaignBattle of BentonvilleAtlantaNew OrleansRaleighMemphisNorfolkNashvilleJacksonJacksonvilleRichmondBaton Rouge500 km34.048N, 82.373W
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1861: 1 engagements1862: 2 engagements1863: 3 engagements1865: 4 engagements4 in 186518611865
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Pensacola, 1861Battle of Perryville, 1862Battle of Stones River, 1862Battle of Chickamauga, 1863Chattanooga campaign, 1863Battle of Missionary Ridge, 1863Battle of Bentonville, 1865Battle of Wilmington, 1865Second Battle of Fort Fisher, 1865Battle of Wyse Fork, 186518611865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1861Battle of PensacolaPensacola, Florida, United StatesUnion victory
8 October 1862Battle of PerryvilleKentucky, United States833 km NUnion Victory
31 December 1862Battle of Stones RiverRutherford County, Tennessee, United States239 km SWTactically Inconclusive; strategic Union victory due to...
20 September 1863Battle of ChickamaugaCatoosa County, Georgia, United States150 km SEConfederate victory
1863Chattanooga campaignChattanooga, Tennessee, United States13 km NUnion victory
25 November 1863Battle of Missionary RidgeChattanooga, Tennessee, United States3 km EUnion victory
1865Battle of BentonvilleJohnston County, North Carolina, United States631 km EUnion victory
1865Battle of WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina, United States130 km SUnion victory
1865Second Battle of Fort FisherNew Hanover County, North Carolina, United States23 km SUnion victory
7 March 1865Battle of Wyse ForkLenoir County, North Carolina, United States144 km NUnion victory
date unknownTullahoma CampaignTennessee, United StatesUnion 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, restoration by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.