Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Samuel P. Heintzelman

Battles of Samuel P. Heintzelman

Union Army general (1805–1880)

Samuel P. Heintzelman is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1859 and 1862: 4 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,465 km apart end to end, 822 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (2).

Battle of La EbonalBattle of Rio Grande CityBattle of Seven PinesBattle of Oak GroveBattle of La EbonalBattle of Rio Grande CityBattle of Seven PinesBattle of Oak GroveMiamiAtlantaHoustonMonterreyDallasTampaSt. LouisNew OrleansSan AntonioRaleigh1000 km31.804N, 88.061W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1859: 2 engagements2 in 18591862: 2 engagements2 in 186218591862
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of La Ebonal, 1859Battle of Rio Grande City, 1859Battle of Seven Pines, 1862Battle of Oak Grove, 186218591862
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
13 December 1859Battle of La EbonalTexas, United StatesUnited States victory
27 December 1859Battle of Rio Grande CityRio Grande City, Texas, United States93 km WUnited States victory
31 May 1862Battle of Seven PinesHenrico County, Virginia, United States2,370 km NEInconclusive
25 June 1862Battle of Oak GroveHenrico County, Virginia, United States2 km WInconclusive

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, Civil War Glass Negatives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.