Atlas of Battles

commander, 13 engagements

Battles of John C. Breckinridge

Battles of John C. Breckinridge

vice president of the United States from 1857 to 1861 (1821–1875)

John C. Breckinridge is recorded as a commander at 13 placed engagements in the atlas between 1862 and 1864: 12 battles and 1 campaign, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,620 km apart end to end, 218 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (12).

Battle of Baton RougeBattle of Davis's Cross RoadsBattle of LynchburgHeaton's CrossroadsBattle of Cool SpringBattle of Bull's GapBattle of MarionSecond Battle of SaltvilleChattanooga campaignBattle of Missionary RidgeValley Campaigns of 1864Battle of New MarketBattle of OpequonChattanooga campaignBattle of Missionary RidgeValley Campaigns of 1864Battle of New MarketBattle of OpequonAtlantaHoustonPhiladelphiaSt. LouisNew OrleansCincinnatiRaleighNorfolkNashvilleJackson500 km34.823N, 84.430W
13 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 1 engagements1863: 3 engagements1864: 9 engagements9 in 186418621864
13 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Baton Rouge, 1862Battle of Davis's Cross Roads, 1863Chattanooga campaign, 1863Battle of Missionary Ridge, 1863Valley Campaigns of 1864, 1864Battle of New Market, 1864Battle of Lynchburg, 1864Heaton's Crossroads, 1864Battle of Cool Spring, 1864Battle of Opequon, 1864Battle of Bull's Gap, 1864Battle of Marion, 1864Second Battle of Saltville, 186418621864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
5 August 1862Battle of Baton RougeBaton Rouge, Louisiana, United StatesUnion victory
10 September 1863Battle of Davis's Cross RoadsDade County, Georgia, United States724 km NEInconclusive
1863Chattanooga campaignChattanooga, Tennessee, United States32 km NUnion victory
25 November 1863Battle of Missionary RidgeChattanooga, Tennessee, United States3 km EUnion victory
1864Valley Campaigns of 1864Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, United States689 km NEUnited States victory
15 May 1864Battle of New MarketShenandoah County, Virginia, United States24 km NEConfederate victory
17 June 1864Battle of LynchburgLynchburg, Virginia, United States149 km SConfederate victory
16 July 1864Heaton's CrossroadsLoudoun County, Virginia, United States234 km NEInconclusive
17 July 1864Battle of Cool SpringClarke County, Virginia, United States15 km WConfederate victory
19 September 1864Battle of OpequonFrederick County, Virginia, United States24 km WUnion victory
13 November 1864Battle of Bull's GapHamblen County, Tennessee, United States544 km SWConfederate victory
17 December 1864Battle of MarionSmyth County, Virginia, United States157 km NEUnion victory
20 December 1864Second Battle of SaltvilleSaltville, Virginia, United States25 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 Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.