Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Oliver Otis Howard

Battles of Oliver Otis Howard

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general (1830–1909)

Oliver Otis Howard is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1864 and 1877: 8 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,984 km apart end to end, 664 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (5), Nez Perce War (3).

Battle of Camas CreekBattle of Bear PawBattle of Pace's FerryAtlanta campaignBattle of Pickett's MillBattle of Ezra ChurchBattle of JonesboroughBattle of the ClearwaterAtlanta campaignBattle of Pickett's MillBattle of the ClearwaterChicagoDenverDallasDetroitPhoenixSan DiegoMinneapolisSt. LouisClevelandLas Vegas1000 km40.954N, 100.167W
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1864: 4 engagements4 in 18641877: 3 engagements18641877
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Atlanta campaign, 1864Battle of Pickett's Mill, 1864Battle of Ezra Church, 1864Battle of Jonesborough, 1864Battle of the Clearwater, 1877Battle of Camas Creek, 1877Battle of Bear Paw, 187718641877
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1864Atlanta campaignNorth Georgia, Georgia, United StatesUnion victory
27 May 1864Battle of Pickett's MillPaulding County, Georgia, United States42 km NWConfederate victory
28 July 1864Battle of Ezra ChurchFulton County, Georgia, United States39 km SEUnion victory
31 August 1864Battle of JonesboroughClayton County, Georgia, United States26 km SUnion victory
1877Battle of the ClearwaterIdaho County, Idaho, United States3,012 km NWUnited States victory; successful Nez Perce withdrawal
20 August 1877Battle of Camas CreekIdaho, United States373 km SENez Perce victory
30 September 1877Battle of Bear PawChief Joseph Battleground of the Bear's Paw, Montana, United States492 km NEUnited States decisive victory
date unknownBattle of Pace's FerryPace's Ferry, Georgia, United StatesUnion 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, Mathew Brady (1823?–1896) or Levin C. Handy (1855?–1932), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.