Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of David Hunter

Battles of David Hunter

American Union general during the Civil War (1802–1886)

David Hunter is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1861 and 1864: 3 battles, 1 siege and 1 campaign, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,695 km apart end to end, 424 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (5).

Battle of Fairfax Court HouseBattle of Fort PulaskiValley Campaigns of 1864Battle of PiedmontBattle of LynchburgBattle of Fairfax Court HouseBattle of Fort PulaskiValley Campaigns of 1864Battle of PiedmontBattle of LynchburgAtlantaCincinnatiRaleighNorfolkNashvilleBaltimoreKnoxvilleColumbiaMontgomeryWilmington500 km35.436N, 79.100W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1861: 1 engagements1862: 1 engagements1864: 3 engagements3 in 186418611864
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Fairfax Court House, 1861Battle of Fort Pulaski, 1862Valley Campaigns of 1864, 1864Battle of Piedmont, 1864Battle of Lynchburg, 186418611864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1 June 1861Battle of Fairfax Court HouseFairfax, Virginia, United StatesInconclusive
1862Battle of Fort PulaskiChatham County, Georgia, United States824 km SWUnion victory
1864Valley Campaigns of 1864Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, United States743 km NUnited States victory
5 June 1864Battle of PiedmontAugusta County, Virginia, United States32 km SUnion victory
17 June 1864Battle of LynchburgLynchburg, Virginia, United States96 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, Unidentified photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.