Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of James B. McPherson

Battles of James B. McPherson

career officer of the United States Army (1828–1864)

James B. McPherson is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1863 and 1864: 4 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 803 km apart end to end, 201 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (5).

Battle of RaymondBattle of JacksonAtlanta campaignBattle of ResacaBattle of AtlantaBattle of JacksonAtlanta campaignBattle of ResacaMontgomeryBirminghamHuntsvilleColumbusTuscaloosaGadsdenTupeloSelmaSouthavenAuburn200 km33.410N, 87.399W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1863: 2 engagements1864: 3 engagements3 in 186418631864
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Raymond, 1863Battle of Jackson, 1863Atlanta campaign, 1864Battle of Resaca, 1864Battle of Atlanta, 186418631864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
12 May 1863Battle of RaymondHinds County, Mississippi, United StatesUnion victory
14 May 1863Battle of JacksonJackson, Mississippi, United States24 km EUnion victory
1864Atlanta campaignNorth Georgia, Georgia, United States566 km EUnion victory
13 May 1864Battle of ResacaGordon County, Georgia, United States106 km NWUnion victory
22 July 1864Battle of AtlantaDeKalb County, Georgia, United States108 km SEUnion 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, Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.