Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of John B. Gordon

Battles of John B. Gordon

American politician (1832-1904)

John B. Gordon is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1864 and 1865: 5 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 404 km apart end to end, 101 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (4).

Battle of Cool SpringBattle of Cedar CreekBattle of Hatcher's RunBattle of Fort StedmanBattle of Appomattox Court HouseBattle of Cool SpringBattle of Cedar CreekBattle of Hatcher's RunBattle of Fort StedmanBattle of Appomattox Court HouseNorfolkBaltimoreRichmondLynchburgCharlottesvilleRoanokeFredericksburgAlexandriaWinchesterBeckley200 km38.138N, 78.084W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1864: 2 engagements1865: 3 engagements3 in 186518641865
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Cool Spring, 1864Battle of Cedar Creek, 1864Battle of Hatcher's Run, 1865Battle of Fort Stedman, 1865Battle of Appomattox Court House, 186518641865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
17 July 1864Battle of Cool SpringClarke County, Virginia, United StatesConfederate victory
19 October 1864Battle of Cedar CreekFrederick County, Virginia, United States40 km WUnion victory
5 February 1865Battle of Hatcher's RunDinwiddie County, Virginia, United States222 km SUnion victory
25 March 1865Battle of Fort StedmanPetersburg, Virginia, United States15 km NEUnion victory
9 April 1865Battle of Appomattox Court HouseAppomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia, United States127 km WUnion 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 Brady, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.