Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 engagements

Battles of Joseph Hooker

Battles of Joseph Hooker

American Union Army general (1814–1879)

Joseph Hooker 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 1,340 km apart end to end, 134 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (11).

Battle of WauhatchieBattle of Lookout MountainBattle of Ringgold GapBattle of New Hope ChurchBattle of Gilgal ChurchBattle of Kolb's FarmManassas Station OperationsBattle of ChancellorsvilleGettysburg campaignChattanooga campaignAtlanta campaignManassas Station OperationsBattle of ChancellorsvilleGettysburg campaignChattanooga campaignAtlanta campaignPittsburghCincinnatiRaleighNorfolkNashvilleBaltimoreIndianapolisRichmondKnoxvilleColumbia500 km36.779N, 81.306W
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 1 engagements1863: 6 engagements6 in 18631864: 4 engagements18621864
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Manassas Station Operations, 1862Battle of Chancellorsville, 1863Gettysburg campaign, 1863Battle of Wauhatchie, 1863Battle of Lookout Mountain, 1863Chattanooga campaign, 1863Battle of Ringgold Gap, 1863Battle of New Hope Church, 1864Atlanta campaign, 1864Battle of Gilgal Church, 1864Battle of Kolb's Farm, 186418621864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
25 August 1862Manassas Station OperationsPrince William County, Virginia, United StatesConfederate victory
30 April 1863Battle of ChancellorsvilleSpotsylvania County, Virginia, United States48 km SConfederate victory
1863Gettysburg campaignMaryland, Pennsylvania, United States170 km NInconclusive; (see Aftermath section)
28 October 1863Battle of WauhatchieHamilton County, Tennessee, United States895 km SWUnion victory
24 November 1863Battle of Lookout MountainChattanooga, Tennessee, United States3 km EUnion victory
1863Chattanooga campaignChattanooga, Tennessee, United States5 km NEUnion victory
27 November 1863Battle of Ringgold GapCatoosa County, Georgia, United States22 km SEConfederate victory
1864Battle of New Hope ChurchPaulding County, Georgia, United States110 km SConfederate victory
1864Atlanta campaignNorth Georgia, Georgia, United States44 km SEUnion victory
15 June 1864Battle of Gilgal ChurchCobb County, Georgia, United States35 km NWConfederate tactical victory
22 June 1864Battle of Kolb's FarmCobb County, Georgia, United States8 km SEUnion tactical 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.