Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 engagements

Battles of George Armstrong Custer

Battles of George Armstrong Custer

United States cavalry commander (1839–1876)

George Armstrong Custer is recorded as a commander at 11 placed engagements in the atlas between 1863 and 1876: 10 battles and 1 campaign, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,934 km apart end to end, 393 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (6), American Indian Wars (1), Sioux Wars (1).

Battle of HunterstownBattle of Buckland MillsBattle of Rio HillBattle of Namozine ChurchBattle of Honsinger BluffBattle of Pease BottomBattle of Waynesboro, VirginiaBattle of Appomattox StationBattle of Washita RiverYellowstone Expedition of 1873Battle of the Little BighornBattle of Waynesboro, VirginiaBattle of Appomattox StationBattle of Washita RiverYellowstone Expedition of 1873ChicagoTorontoAtlantaDenverPhiladelphiaDetroitMinneapolisSt. LouisClevelandPittsburgh1000 km41.053N, 92.316W
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1863: 2 engagements1864: 1 engagements1865: 3 engagements3 in 18651868: 1 engagements1873: 3 engagements3 in 18731876: 1 engagements18631876
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Hunterstown, 1863Battle of Buckland Mills, 1863Battle of Rio Hill, 1864Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia, 1865Battle of Namozine Church, 1865Battle of Appomattox Station, 1865Battle of Washita River, 1868Yellowstone Expedition of 1873, 1873Battle of Honsinger Bluff, 1873Battle of Pease Bottom, 1873Battle of the Little Bighorn, 187618631876
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
2 July 1863Battle of HunterstownBeaverdam Creek, Pennsylvania, United StatesDraw
19 October 1863Battle of Buckland MillsFauquier County, Virginia, United States139 km SWConfederate victory
29 February 1864Battle of Rio HillAlbemarle County, Virginia, United States93 km SWConfederate victory
2 March 1865Battle of Waynesboro, VirginiaAugusta County, Virginia, United States37 km WUnion victory; Destruction of Early's Army of the Valley
3 April 1865Battle of Namozine ChurchNamozine, Virginia, United States137 km SEInconclusive
8 April 1865Battle of Appomattox StationAppomattox County, Virginia, United States98 km WUnion victory; Subsequent battle at Appomattox Court House...
27 November 1868Battle of Washita RiverWashita River, Oklahoma, United States1,871 km WSee Controversies
1873Yellowstone Expedition of 1873Dakota Territory, North Dakota, United States1,210 km NUnited States victory
4 August 1873Battle of Honsinger BluffCuster County, Montana, United States157 km WInconclusive
11 August 1873Battle of Pease BottomMontana, United States124 km WUnited States victory
25 June 1876Battle of the Little BighornLittle Bighorn River, Montana, United States67 km SLakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho 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, George L. Andrews, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.