Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Henry Heth

Battles of Henry Heth

Confederate States Army general (1825–1899)

Henry Heth is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1862 and 1865: 5 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,051 km apart end to end, 263 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (5).

Battle of LewisburgDefense of CincinnatiSecond Battle of Ream's StationBattle of Boydton Plank RoadBattle of Sutherland's StationBattle of LewisburgDefense of CincinnatiBattle of Sutherland's StationCincinnatiRichmondCharlestonDaytonLexingtonLynchburgCharlottesvilleFrankfortCovingtonRoanoke200 km38.013N, 80.981W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 2 engagements2 in 18621864: 2 engagements2 in 18641865: 1 engagements18621865
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Lewisburg, 1862Defense of Cincinnati, 1862Second Battle of Ream's Station, 1864Battle of Boydton Plank Road, 1864Battle of Sutherland's Station, 186518621865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
23 May 1862Battle of LewisburgLewisburg, West Virginia, United StatesUnion victory
1862Defense of CincinnatiKenton County, Kentucky, United States378 km WUnion strategic victory
25 August 1864Second Battle of Ream's StationDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States656 km ESee aftermath
27 October 1864Battle of Boydton Plank RoadDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States9 km NWUnion Victory
2 April 1865Battle of Sutherland's StationDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States8 km NWUnion 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.