Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of John G. Foster

Battles of John G. Foster

Union army general (1823–1874)

John G. Foster is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1862 and 1864: 5 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 610 km apart end to end, 152 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (4).

Battle of KinstonBattle of White HallBattle of Goldsboro BridgeBattle of WashingtonBattle of TulifinnyBattle of KinstonBattle of White HallBattle of Goldsboro BridgeBattle of WashingtonBattle of TulifinnyRaleighColumbiaWilmingtonCharlotteCharlestonAugustaMyrtle BeachGreenvilleFayettevilleAsheville200 km34.109N, 78.970W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 3 engagements3 in 18621863: 1 engagements1864: 1 engagements18621864
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Kinston, 1862Battle of White Hall, 1862Battle of Goldsboro Bridge, 1862Battle of Washington, 1863Battle of Tulifinny, 186418621864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
14 December 1862Battle of KinstonKinston Battlefield, North Carolina, United StatesUnion victory
16 December 1862Battle of White HallWayne County, North Carolina, United States24 km WDraw
17 December 1862Battle of Goldsboro BridgeWayne County, North Carolina, United States21 km NWUnion victory
30 March 1863Battle of WashingtonBeaufort County, North Carolina, United States91 km EInconclusive
6 December 1864Battle of TulifinnyJasper County, South Carolina, United States475 km SWConfederate 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.