Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Fitz John Porter

Battles of Fitz John Porter

American Union Army general (1822–1901)

Fitz John Porter is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas in 1862: 4 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 265 km apart end to end, 88 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (4).

Battle of Hanover Court HouseBattle of Beaver Dam CreekBattle of Malvern HillBattle of ShepherdstownBattle of Hanover Court HouseBattle of Beaver Dam CreekBattle of Malvern HillBattle of ShepherdstownBaltimoreRichmondLynchburgCharlottesvilleRoanokeWilmingtonFredericksburgAlexandriaAtlantic CityMorgantown200 km38.420N, 77.514W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 4 engagements4 in 186218621862
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Hanover Court House, 1862Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, 1862Battle of Malvern Hill, 1862Battle of Shepherdstown, 186218621862
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
27 May 1862Battle of Hanover Court HouseHanover County, Virginia, United StatesUnion victory
26 June 1862Battle of Beaver Dam CreekHanover County, Virginia, United States14 km SUnion victory (See aftermath).
1 July 1862Battle of Malvern HillHenrico County, Virginia, United States23 km SEUnion victory
19 September 1862Battle of ShepherdstownJefferson County, West Virginia, United States229 km NConfederate 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.