Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of John Schofield

Battles of John Schofield

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general (1831–1906)

John Schofield is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1864 and 1865: 10 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,638 km apart end to end, 182 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (10).

Battle of Kolb's FarmBattle of Utoy CreekBattle of ColumbiaBattle of WilmingtonBattle of Wyse ForkFranklin–Nashville campaignAtlanta campaignBattle of ResacaBattle of Spring HillBattle of FranklinFranklin–Nashville campaignAtlanta campaignBattle of ResacaBattle of Spring HillBattle of FranklinRaleighKnoxvilleColumbiaMontgomerySavannahWilmingtonBirminghamCharlotteCharlestonGreensboro500 km34.459N, 82.289W
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1864: 8 engagements8 in 18641865: 2 engagements18641865
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Franklin–Nashville campaign, 1864Atlanta campaign, 1864Battle of Resaca, 1864Battle of Kolb's Farm, 1864Battle of Utoy Creek, 1864Battle of Columbia, 1864Battle of Spring Hill, 1864Battle of Franklin, 1864Battle of Wilmington, 1865Battle of Wyse Fork, 186518641865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1864Franklin–Nashville campaignGeorgia, United StatesUnion victory; end of large-scale fighting in the Western...
1864Atlanta campaignNorth Georgia, Georgia, United States117 km NWUnion victory
13 May 1864Battle of ResacaGordon County, Georgia, United States106 km NWUnion victory
22 June 1864Battle of Kolb's FarmCobb County, Georgia, United States79 km SEUnion tactical victory
5 August 1864Battle of Utoy CreekFulton County, Georgia, United States26 km SEInconclusive
24 November 1864Battle of ColumbiaMaury County, Tennessee, United States316 km NWConfederate victory
29 November 1864Battle of Spring HillMaury County, Tennessee, United States17 km NEUnion victory
30 November 1864Battle of FranklinFranklin Battlefield, Tennessee, United States21 km NUnion victory
1865Battle of WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina, United States834 km EUnion victory
7 March 1865Battle of Wyse ForkLenoir County, North Carolina, United States122 km NUnion 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, Stephen William Shaw, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.