Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Frederick Steele

Battles of Frederick Steele

United States Army officer (1819–1868)

Frederick Steele is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1862 and 1865: 6 battles, 1 siege and 1 campaign, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,245 km apart end to end, 178 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (8).

Battle of Whitney's LaneSteele's Greenville expeditionSkirmish at Terre Noire CreekBattle of Bayou FourcheBattle of Prairie D'AneBattle of Elkin's FerryBattle of Jenkins' FerryBattle of Fort BlakeleyBattle of Bayou FourcheBattle of Prairie D'AneBattle of Elkin's FerryBattle of Jenkins' FerryBattle of Fort BlakeleyMemphisJacksonBaton RougeShreveportMontgomeryBirminghamChattanoogaPensacolaHuntsvilleTyler500 km32.999N, 90.642W
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 1 engagements1863: 2 engagements1864: 4 engagements4 in 18641865: 1 engagements18621865
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Whitney's Lane, 1862Steele's Greenville expedition, 1863Battle of Bayou Fourche, 1863Battle of Prairie D'Ane, 1864Battle of Elkin's Ferry, 1864Skirmish at Terre Noire Creek, 1864Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, 1864Battle of Fort Blakeley, 186518621865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1862Battle of Whitney's LaneWhite County, Arkansas, United StatesUnited States victory
1863Steele's Greenville expeditionGreenville, Mississippi, United States216 km SUnion victory
10 September 1863Battle of Bayou FourchePulaski County, Arkansas, United States181 km NWUnion victory
1864Battle of Prairie D'AneArkansas, United States155 km SWUnion victory
1864Battle of Elkin's FerryClark County, Arkansas, United States30 km NUnion victory
2 April 1864Skirmish at Terre Noire CreekClark County, Arkansas, United States20 km NEUnion victory
30 April 1864Battle of Jenkins' FerrySaline County, Arkansas, United States62 km EUnion victory
1865Battle of Fort BlakeleyBaldwin County, Alabama, United States580 km SEUnion victory; Fort Blakeley surrendered to the U.S.

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, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.