Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Richard S. Ewell

Battles of Richard S. Ewell

Confederate Army general (1817–1872)

Richard S. Ewell is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1861 and 1865: 10 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 826 km apart end to end, 92 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (10).

Manassas Station OperationsBattle of Chaffin's FarmFirst Battle of Deep BottomBattle of Morton's FordHarris Farm EngagementBattle of Fairfax Court HouseBattle of Cross KeysSecond Battle of WinchesterBattle of the WildernessBattle of Sailor's CreekBattle of Fairfax Court HouseBattle of Cross KeysSecond Battle of WinchesterBattle of the WildernessBattle of Sailor's CreekNorfolkBaltimoreRichmondLynchburgCharlottesvilleRoanokeMorgantownBeckleyCumberlandHampton200 km38.245N, 78.052W
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1861: 1 engagements1862: 2 engagements1863: 1 engagements1864: 5 engagements5 in 18641865: 1 engagements18611865
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Fairfax Court House, 1861Battle of Cross Keys, 1862Manassas Station Operations, 1862Second Battle of Winchester, 1863Battle of Chaffin's Farm, 1864First Battle of Deep Bottom, 1864Battle of Morton's Ford, 1864Battle of the Wilderness, 1864Harris Farm Engagement, 1864Battle of Sailor's Creek, 186518611865
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1 June 1861Battle of Fairfax Court HouseFairfax, Virginia, United StatesInconclusive
8 June 1862Battle of Cross KeysCross Keys, Virginia, United States144 km WConfederate victory
25 August 1862Manassas Station OperationsPrince William County, Virginia, United States120 km EConfederate victory
1863Second Battle of WinchesterFrederick County, Virginia, United States74 km NWConfederate victory
1864Battle of Chaffin's FarmHenrico County, Virginia, United States207 km SUnion victory
1864First Battle of Deep BottomHenrico County, Virginia, United States10 km EStrategic Union Victory
6 February 1864Battle of Morton's FordOrange County, Virginia, United States119 km NWInconclusive
5 May 1864Battle of the WildernessSpotsylvania County, Virginia, United States14 km SEInconclusive
19 May 1864Harris Farm EngagementSpotsylvania County, Virginia, United States20 km SEUnion victory
6 April 1865Battle of Sailor's CreekAmelia County, Virginia, United States118 km SWUnion 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, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.