Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Gustavus Woodson Smith

Battles of Gustavus Woodson Smith

Confederate Army general (1821-1896)

Gustavus Woodson Smith is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1862 and 1864: 5 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,264 km apart end to end, 253 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (6).

Battle of Honey HillBattle of Eltham's LandingBattle of Seven PinesPeninsula CampaignAtlanta campaignBattle of AtlantaBattle of Eltham's LandingBattle of Seven PinesPeninsula CampaignAtlanta campaignBattle of AtlantaRaleighNorfolkNashvilleKnoxvilleColumbiaMontgomerySavannahWilmingtonCharlotteCharleston500 km35.003N, 80.499W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 3 engagements3 in 18621864: 3 engagements3 in 186418621864
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Eltham's Landing, 1862Battle of Seven Pines, 1862Peninsula Campaign, 1862Atlanta campaign, 1864Battle of Atlanta, 1864Battle of Honey Hill, 186418621864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
7 May 1862Battle of Eltham's LandingNew Kent County, Virginia, United StatesInconclusive
31 May 1862Battle of Seven PinesHenrico County, Virginia, United States41 km WInconclusive
July 1862Peninsula CampaignVirginia Peninsula, Virginia, United States68 km SEConfederate victory
1864Atlanta campaignNorth Georgia, Georgia, United States805 km SWUnion victory
22 July 1864Battle of AtlantaDeKalb County, Georgia, United States4 km EUnion victory
30 November 1864Battle of Honey HillJasper County, South Carolina, United States347 km SEConfederate 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, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.