Atlas of Battles

commander, 17 engagements

Battles of J. E. B. Stuart

Battles of J. E. B. Stuart

Confederate cavalry general (1833–1864)

J. E. B. Stuart is recorded as a commander at 17 placed engagements in the atlas between 1861 and 1864: 17 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 733 km apart end to end, 46 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (17).

Battle of DranesvilleBattle of UnisonBattle of MiddleburgBattle of Fairfax Court HouseBattle of CarlisleBattle of BoonsboroBattle of FunkstownBattle of Culpeper Court HouseFirst Battle of AuburnSecond Battle of AuburnBattle of Buckland MillsBattle of Todd's TavernBattle of ChantillyBattle of Brandy StationBattle of HanoverBattle of the WildernessBattle of Yellow TavernBattle of ChantillyBattle of Brandy StationBattle of HanoverBattle of the WildernessBattle of Yellow TavernPhiladelphiaPittsburghBaltimoreRichmondHarrisburgTrentonLynchburgCharlottesvilleYorkWilmington200 km38.930N, 77.488W
17 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1861: 1 engagements1862: 2 engagements1863: 11 engagements11 in 18631864: 3 engagements18611864
17 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Dranesville, 1861Battle of Chantilly, 1862Battle of Unison, 1862Battle of Middleburg, 1863Battle of Brandy Station, 1863Battle of Fairfax Court House, 1863Battle of Hanover, 1863Battle of Carlisle, 1863Battle of Boonsboro, 1863Battle of Funkstown, 1863Battle of Culpeper Court House, 1863First Battle of Auburn, 1863Second Battle of Auburn, 1863Battle of Buckland Mills, 1863Battle of the Wilderness, 1864Battle of Todd's Tavern, 1864Battle of Yellow Tavern, 186418611864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
20 December 1861Battle of DranesvilleFairfax County, Virginia, United StatesUnion victory
1 September 1862Battle of ChantillyFairfax County, Virginia, United States15 km SConfederate victory
31 October 1862Battle of UnisonLoudoun County, Virginia, United States41 km NWInconclusive
June 1863Battle of MiddleburgLoudoun County, Virginia, United States8 km SInconclusive
9 June 1863Battle of Brandy StationCulpeper County, Virginia, United States52 km SConfederate victory
27 June 1863Battle of Fairfax Court HouseFairfax, Virginia, United States63 km NEConfederate victory
30 June 1863Battle of HanoverHanover, Pennsylvania, United States109 km NInconclusive
1 July 1863Battle of CarlisleCarlisle, Pennsylvania, United States48 km NInconclusive
8 July 1863Battle of BoonsboroWashington County, Maryland, United States86 km SWInconclusive
10 July 1863Battle of FunkstownFunkstown, Maryland, United States10 km NConfederate victory
13 September 1863Battle of Culpeper Court HouseCulpeper, Virginia, United States129 km SUnion victory
13 October 1863First Battle of AuburnFauquier County, Virginia, United States36 km NEInconclusive
14 October 1863Second Battle of AuburnFauquier County, Virginia, United States0 km NWInconclusive
19 October 1863Battle of Buckland MillsFauquier County, Virginia, United States10 km NWConfederate victory
5 May 1864Battle of the WildernessSpotsylvania County, Virginia, United States47 km SInconclusive
1864Battle of Todd's TavernTodds Tavern, Virginia, United States11 km SEInconclusive (Confederate delaying tactic successful)
11 May 1864Battle of Yellow TavernHanover County, Virginia, United States68 km SUnion 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, J. Gurney & Son, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.