Atlas of Battles

commander, 16 engagements

Battles of Joseph Wheeler

Battles of Joseph Wheeler

Confederate Army general (1836-1906)

Joseph Wheeler is recorded as a commander at 16 placed engagements in the atlas between 1862 and 1898: 16 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in United States (14), Cuba (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,196 km apart end to end, 280 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (12), Spanish–American War (2).

Battle of DoverBattle of Farmington, TennesseeBattle of KingstonBattle of Noonday CreekBattle of Brown's MillSecond Battle of DaltonBattle of GriswoldvilleBattle of Buck Head CreekBattle of Waynesboro, GeorgiaBattle of MorrisvilleBattle of AikenBattle of Stones RiverAtlanta campaignBattle of Monroe's CrossroadsBattle of Las GuásimasBattle of San Juan HillBattle of Stones RiverAtlanta campaignBattle of Monroe's CrossroadsBattle of Las GuásimasBattle of San Juan HillMiamiHoustonMonterreyDallasGuadalajaraTampaPueblaHavanaSanto DomingoNew Orleans1000 km28.253N, 81.827W
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 1 engagements1863: 3 engagements1864: 7 engagements7 in 18641865: 3 engagements1898: 2 engagements18621898
16 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Stones River, 1862Battle of Dover, 1863Battle of Farmington, Tennessee, 1863Battle of Kingston, 1863Atlanta campaign, 1864Battle of Noonday Creek, 1864Battle of Brown's Mill, 1864Second Battle of Dalton, 1864Battle of Griswoldville, 1864Battle of Buck Head Creek, 1864Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia, 1864Battle of Morrisville, 1865Battle of Aiken, 1865Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, 1865Battle of Las Guásimas, 1898Battle of San Juan Hill, 189818621898
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
31 December 1862Battle of Stones RiverRutherford County, Tennessee, United StatesTactically Inconclusive; strategic Union victory due to...
3 February 1863Battle of DoverStewart County, Tennessee, United States145 km NWUnion victory
1863Battle of Farmington, TennesseeFarmington, Tennessee, United States150 km SEUnion victory
24 November 1863Battle of KingstonTennessee, United States203 km EUnion victory
1864Atlanta campaignNorth Georgia, Georgia, United States237 km SUnion victory
10 June 1864Battle of Noonday CreekCobb County, Georgia, United States28 km NWConfederate victory
30 July 1864Battle of Brown's MillCoweta County, Georgia, United States68 km SConfederate victory
14 August 1864Second Battle of DaltonWhitfield County, Georgia, United States161 km NUnion victory
22 November 1864Battle of GriswoldvilleGriswoldville, Georgia, United States256 km SEUnion victory
28 November 1864Battle of Buck Head CreekJenkins County, Georgia, United States134 km EUnion victory
4 December 1864Battle of Waynesboro, GeorgiaWaynesboro, Georgia, United States21 km NUnion victory
1865Battle of MorrisvilleMorrisville, North Carolina, United States422 km NEUnion victory
11 February 1865Battle of AikenAiken, South Carolina, United States365 km SWConfederate victory
10 March 1865Battle of Monroe's CrossroadsHoke County, North Carolina, United States289 km NEInconclusive
1898Battle of Las GuásimasSantiago de Cuba, Cuba1,712 km SRetreat of both armies.
1 July 1898Battle of San Juan HillSan Juan Hill, Cuba3 km EAmerican 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.