Atlas of Battles

commander, 18 engagements

Battles of Nathan Bedford Forrest

Battles of Nathan Bedford Forrest

Confederate States Army general (1821–1877)

Nathan Bedford Forrest is recorded as a commander at 18 placed engagements in the atlas between 1861 and 1865: 18 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,794 km apart end to end, 164 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (17).

Battle of SacramentoBattle of Jackson, TennesseeBattle of Parker's Cross RoadsBattle of BrentwoodBattle of Day's GapBattle of OkolonaBattle of PaducahSecond Battle of MemphisBattle of Sulphur Creek TrestleBattle of JohnsonvilleBattle of Anthony's HillBattle of Ebenezer ChurchBattle of SelmaFirst Battle of MurfreesboroBattle of TupeloBattle of Fort PillowBattle of Brice's Cross RoadsThird Battle of MurfreesboroFirst Battle of MurfreesboroBattle of TupeloBattle of Fort PillowBattle of Brice's Cross RoadsThird Battle of MurfreesboroAtlantaMemphisJacksonShreveportMontgomeryBirminghamLittle RockAugustaChattanoogaHuntsville500 km34.923N, 88.224W
18 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1861: 1 engagements1862: 3 engagements1863: 2 engagements1864: 10 engagements10 in 18641865: 2 engagements18611865
18 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Sacramento, 1861First Battle of Murfreesboro, 1862Battle of Jackson, Tennessee, 1862Battle of Parker's Cross Roads, 1862Battle of Brentwood, 1863Battle of Day's Gap, 1863Battle of Tupelo, 1864Battle of Okolona, 1864Battle of Paducah, 1864Battle of Fort Pillow, 1864Battle of Brice's Cross Roads, 1864Second Battle of Memphis, 1864Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle, 1864Battle of Johnsonville, 1864Third Battle of Murfreesboro, 1864Battle of Anthony's Hill, 1864Battle of Ebenezer Church, 1865Battle of Selma, 186518611865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
28 December 1861Battle of SacramentoSacramento, Kentucky, United StatesConfederate victory
13 July 1862First Battle of MurfreesboroRutherford County, Tennessee, United States191 km SEConfederate victory
19 December 1862Battle of Jackson, TennesseeJackson, Tennessee, United States215 km WConfederate victory
31 December 1862Battle of Parker's Cross RoadsHenderson County, Tennessee, United States38 km NEConfederate victory
25 March 1863Battle of BrentwoodWilliamson County, Tennessee, United States147 km EConfederate victory
30 April 1863Battle of Day's GapCullman County, Alabama, United States193 km SUnion victory
1864Battle of TupeloMississippi, United States159 km WUnion victory
22 February 1864Battle of OkolonaOkolona, Mississippi, United States28 km SConfederate victory
25 March 1864Battle of PaducahMcCracken County, Kentucky, United States344 km NConfederate victory
12 April 1864Battle of Fort PillowLauderdale County, Tennessee, United States197 km SWConfederate victory
10 June 1864Battle of Brice's Cross RoadsMississippi, United States161 km SEConfederate victory
21 August 1864Second Battle of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee, United States140 km NWConfederate victory
23 September 1864Battle of Sulphur Creek TrestleLimestone County, Alabama, United States280 km EConfederate victory
4 November 1864Battle of JohnsonvilleNew Johnsonville, Tennessee, United States157 km NWConfederate victory
5 December 1864Third Battle of MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, Tennessee, United States138 km EUnion victory; see battle
25 December 1864Battle of Anthony's HillGiles County, Tennessee, United States100 km SWConfederate victory
1 April 1865Battle of Ebenezer ChurchStanton, Alabama, United States276 km SUnion victory
2 April 1865Battle of SelmaDallas County, Alabama, United States27 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, Likely "T. J. Selby, Corinth, Mississippi", Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.