Atlas of Battles

commander, 14 engagements

Battles of Jubal Early

Battles of Jubal Early

lawyer, politician, and general of the Confederate States Army (1816-1894)

Jubal Early is recorded as a commander at 14 placed engagements in the atlas between 1861 and 1865: 13 battles and 1 campaign, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,121 km apart end to end, 86 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (12).

Battle of Fisher's HillBattle of Totopotomoy CreekBattle of LynchburgBattle of Fort StevensBattle of Cool SpringSecond Battle of KernstownBattle of Summit PointBattle of Smithfield CrossingBattle of Waynesboro, VirginiaBattle of Blackburn's FordSecond Battle of FredericksburgValley Campaigns of 1864Battle of OpequonBattle of Cedar CreekBattle of Blackburn's FordSecond Battle of FredericksburgValley Campaigns of 1864Battle of OpequonBattle of Cedar CreekBaltimoreRichmondLynchburgCharlottesvilleRoanokeWilmingtonMorgantownBeckleyCumberlandHampton200 km38.346N, 78.106W
14 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1861: 1 engagements1863: 1 engagements1864: 11 engagements11 in 18641865: 1 engagements18611865
14 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Blackburn's Ford, 1861Second Battle of Fredericksburg, 1863Battle of Fisher's Hill, 1864Valley Campaigns of 1864, 1864Battle of Totopotomoy Creek, 1864Battle of Lynchburg, 1864Battle of Fort Stevens, 1864Battle of Cool Spring, 1864Second Battle of Kernstown, 1864Battle of Summit Point, 1864Battle of Smithfield Crossing, 1864Battle of Opequon, 1864Battle of Cedar Creek, 1864Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia, 186518611865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
18 July 1861Battle of Blackburn's FordPrince William County, Virginia, United StatesConfederate victory
3 May 1863Second Battle of FredericksburgFredericksburg, Virginia, United States57 km SUnion victory
1864Battle of Fisher's HillShenandoah County, Virginia, United States111 km NWUnion victory
1864Valley Campaigns of 1864Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, United States66 km SWUnited States victory
28 May 1864Battle of Totopotomoy CreekHanover County, Virginia, United States166 km SEInconclusive
17 June 1864Battle of LynchburgLynchburg, Virginia, United States169 km WConfederate victory
11 July 1864Battle of Fort StevensWashington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States258 km NEUnion victory
17 July 1864Battle of Cool SpringClarke County, Virginia, United States75 km WConfederate victory
24 July 1864Second Battle of KernstownFrederick County, Virginia, United States28 km WConfederate victory
21 August 1864Battle of Summit PointSummit Point, West Virginia, United States24 km NEInconclusive
25 August 1864Battle of Smithfield CrossingJefferson County, West Virginia, United States7 km NInconclusive; Tactical stalemate; Confederate advance...
19 September 1864Battle of OpequonFrederick County, Virginia, United States18 km SWUnion victory
19 October 1864Battle of Cedar CreekFrederick County, Virginia, United States25 km SWUnion victory
2 March 1865Battle of Waynesboro, VirginiaAugusta County, Virginia, United States118 km SWUnion victory; Destruction of Early's Army of the Valley

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.