Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 engagements

Battles of James G. Blunt

Battles of James G. Blunt

Union major general during the American Civil War (1826–1881)

James G. Blunt is recorded as a commander at 11 placed engagements in the atlas between 1862 and 1864: 11 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,122 km apart end to end, 112 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (10).

Battle of Old Fort WayneVan Buren raidBattle of PerryvilleBattle of Little Blue RiverBattle of Byram's FordSecond Battle of NewtoniaBattle of Cane HillBattle of Prairie GroveBattle of Honey SpringsBattle of Fort BlairSecond Battle of LexingtonBattle of Cane HillBattle of Prairie GroveBattle of Honey SpringsBattle of Fort BlairSecond Battle of LexingtonSt. LouisMemphisOklahoma CityKansas CityTulsaTopekaWichitaLittle RockJefferson CityColumbia500 km37.027N, 94.843W
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 4 engagements4 in 18621863: 3 engagements1864: 4 engagements4 in 186418621864
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Old Fort Wayne, 1862Battle of Cane Hill, 1862Battle of Prairie Grove, 1862Van Buren raid, 1862Battle of Honey Springs, 1863Battle of Perryville, 1863Battle of Fort Blair, 1863Second Battle of Lexington, 1864Battle of Little Blue River, 1864Battle of Byram's Ford, 1864Second Battle of Newtonia, 186418621864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
22 October 1862Battle of Old Fort WayneOklahoma, United StatesUnion victory
28 November 1862Battle of Cane HillCane Hill Battlefield, Arkansas, United States56 km SEInconclusive
7 December 1862Battle of Prairie GroveWashington County, Arkansas, United States11 km NEUnion victory
28 December 1862Van Buren raidVan Buren, Arkansas, United States60 km SUnion victory
17 July 1863Battle of Honey SpringsMuskogee County, Oklahoma, United States104 km WUnion victory
23 August 1863Battle of PerryvilleOklahoma, United States79 km SUnion victory
6 October 1863Battle of Fort BlairCherokee County, Kansas, United States259 km NConfederate victory; Union holds fort
19 October 1864Second Battle of LexingtonLexington, Missouri, United States251 km NConfederate victory
21 October 1864Battle of Little Blue RiverJackson County, Missouri, United States38 km WConfederate victory
22 October 1864Battle of Byram's FordJackson County, Missouri, United States23 km SWUnion victory
28 October 1864Second Battle of NewtoniaNewton County, Missouri, United States241 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, Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.