Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of M. Jeff Thompson

Battles of M. Jeff Thompson

Missouri State Guard general (1826–1876)

M. Jeff Thompson is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1861 and 1864: 5 battles and 1 naval action, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 981 km apart end to end, 196 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (5).

Capture of SedaliaEngagement at FredericktownBattle of Plum Point BendFirst Battle of MemphisBattle of Little Blue RiverBattle of Mine CreekEngagement at FredericktownBattle of Plum Point BendFirst Battle of MemphisBattle of Little Blue RiverBattle of Mine CreekSt. LouisOklahoma CityKansas CityTulsaTopekaWichitaLittle RockSpringfieldEvansvilleJefferson City200 km37.133N, 92.295W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1861: 1 engagements1862: 2 engagements1864: 3 engagements3 in 186418611864
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Engagement at Fredericktown, 1861Battle of Plum Point Bend, 1862First Battle of Memphis, 1862Capture of Sedalia, 1864Battle of Little Blue River, 1864Battle of Mine Creek, 186418611864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
21 October 1861Engagement at FredericktownMadison County, Missouri, United StatesUnion victory
10 May 1862Battle of Plum Point BendTennessee, United States212 km SConfederate Victory
6 June 1862First Battle of MemphisMississippi River, Tennessee, United States65 km SWUnion victory
15 October 1864Capture of SedaliaSedalia, Missouri, United States482 km NWConfederate victory
21 October 1864Battle of Little Blue RiverJackson County, Missouri, United States105 km NWConfederate victory
25 October 1864Battle of Mine CreekLinn County, Kansas, United States116 km SUnion 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, John L. Gihon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.