Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Horatio Wright

Battles of Horatio Wright

United States Army general (1820–1899)

Horatio Wright is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1864 and 1865: 6 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 541 km apart end to end, 108 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (4).

Battle of Cool SpringBattle of Jerusalem Plank RoadBattle of Fort StevensBattle of OpequonBattle of Cedar CreekThird Battle of PetersburgBattle of Jerusalem Plank RoadBattle of Fort StevensBattle of OpequonBattle of Cedar CreekThird Battle of PetersburgNorfolkBaltimoreRichmondLynchburgCharlottesvilleRoanokeFredericksburgAlexandriaMorgantownCumberland200 km38.187N, 77.667W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1864: 5 engagements5 in 18641865: 1 engagements18641865
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, 1864Battle of Fort Stevens, 1864Battle of Cool Spring, 1864Battle of Opequon, 1864Battle of Cedar Creek, 1864Third Battle of Petersburg, 186518641865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
21 June 1864Battle of Jerusalem Plank RoadPetersburg, Virginia, United StatesInconclusive See Aftermath
11 July 1864Battle of Fort StevensWashington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States200 km NUnion victory
17 July 1864Battle of Cool SpringClarke County, Virginia, United States75 km WConfederate victory
19 September 1864Battle of OpequonFrederick County, Virginia, United States24 km WUnion victory
19 October 1864Battle of Cedar CreekFrederick County, Virginia, United States25 km SWUnion victory
2 April 1865Third Battle of PetersburgDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States217 km SUnion victory: End of the Siege of Petersburg and opening...

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, The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.